The Ensign Group Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Ensign Group in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" The Ensign Group stock.
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The Ensign Group saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,420,000 shares, an increase of 52.4% from the March 15th total of 932,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 301,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.7 days. Currently, 2.8% of the company's shares are sold short.
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The Ensign Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 4th 2021.
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The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG) posted its earnings results on Thursday, April, 29th. The company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $627.25 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $633.25 million. The Ensign Group had a net margin of 6.49% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.65%.
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The Ensign Group's stock was trading at $35.56 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ENSG shares have increased by 135.8% and is now trading at $83.86.
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The Ensign Group announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, March 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.0525 per share on Friday, April 30th. This represents a $0.21 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.25%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 30th.
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The Ensign Group pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.26%. The Ensign Group does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of The Ensign Group is 10.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, The Ensign Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 6.54% next year. This indicates that The Ensign Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Shares of The Ensign Group split on the morning of Thursday, December 24th 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, December 9th 2015. The newly issued shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, December 23rd 2015. An investor that had 100 shares of The Ensign Group stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

The Ensign Group updated its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 13th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.540-3.660 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $3.490. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.62 billion-$2.69 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.66 billion.

5 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for The Ensign Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $50.00 to $100.00. On average, they anticipate The Ensign Group's share price to reach $81.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.4%.
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104 employees have rated The Ensign Group CEO Christopher R. Christensen on Glassdoor.com. Christopher R. Christensen has an approval rating of 67% among The Ensign Group's employees.

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The Ensign Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ENSG."

The Ensign Group's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.73%), Wasatch Advisors Inc. (10.47%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.89%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (2.48%), Crewe Advisors LLC (2.25%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.56%). Company insiders that own The Ensign Group stock include Barry Port, Beverly B Wittekind, Chad Keetch, Christopher R Christensen, Daren Shaw, John G Nackel, Lee A Daniels, Spencer Burton and Suzanne D Snapper.
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ENSG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wasatch Advisors Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Eversept Partners LP, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Prudential Financial Inc., Copeland Capital Management LLC, Federated Hermes Inc., and Royce & Associates LP. Company insiders that have sold The Ensign Group company stock in the last year include Barry Port, Beverly B Wittekind, Chad Keetch, Christopher R Christensen, Daren Shaw, Lee A Daniels, Spencer Burton, and Suzanne D Snapper.
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ENSG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Crewe Advisors LLC, Riverbridge Partners LLC, BlackRock Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., EAM Investors LLC, and Sei Investments Co.. Company insiders that have bought The Ensign Group stock in the last two years include Christopher R Christensen, Lee A Daniels, and Suzanne D Snapper.
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Shares of ENSG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of ENSG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $83.86.

The Ensign Group has a market capitalization of $4.61 billion and generates $2.04 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $110.53 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.09 on an earnings per share basis.

The Ensign Group employs 24,400 workers across the globe.

The Ensign Group was founded in 1999.

The official website for The Ensign Group is www.ensigngroup.net.

The Ensign Group is headquartered at 29222 RANCHO VIEJO RD. SUITE 127, SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CA, 92675.

The Ensign Group's mailing address is 29222 RANCHO VIEJO RD. SUITE 127, SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CA, 92675. The company can be reached via phone at 949-487-9500 or via email at [email protected]