The Ensign Group Stock Forecast, Price & News

The Ensign Group's stock was trading at $35.56 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ENSG stock has increased by 63.2% and is now trading at $58.02.
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6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Ensign Group in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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The Ensign Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020.
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The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.21. The firm earned $584.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $573.24 million. The Ensign Group had a return on equity of 20.42% and a net margin of 5.81%.
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The Ensign Group declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, September 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share on Saturday, October 31st. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.34%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 29th.
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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 payable to shareholders after the closing bell 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 FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 5th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.00-3.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.54. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.42-2.45 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.40 billion.

6 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for The Ensign Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $60.00. On average, they anticipate The Ensign Group's share price to reach $51.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.2%.
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The Ensign Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ENSG."

The Ensign Group's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Riverbridge Partners LLC (1.15%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.60%), Ziegler Capital Management LLC (0.35%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.26%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.09%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.04%). 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 Riverbridge Partners LLC, Ziegler Capital Management LLC, Avantax Advisory Services Inc., Aptus Capital Advisors LLC, First Hawaiian Bank, and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold The Ensign Group company stock in the last year include Barry Port, Beverly B Wittekind, Daren Shaw, John G Nackel, Lee A Daniels, and Spencer Burton.
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ENSG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Boston Trust Walden Corp, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Crewe Advisors LLC, and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. 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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of ENSG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $58.02.

The Ensign Group has a market capitalization of $3.12 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 24,500 workers across the globe.

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

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]