NASDAQ:ENSG - The Ensign Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

The Ensign Group announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.05 per share on Friday, January 31st. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 30th. This is a boost from The Ensign Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. View The Ensign Group's Dividend History.

The Ensign Group shares split on the morning of Thursday, December 24th 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, December 9th 2015. The newly minted 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, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $600.51 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $601.12 million. The Ensign Group had a net margin of 4.84% and a return on equity of 17.27%. The company's revenue was up 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.46 earnings per share. View The Ensign Group's Earnings History.

The Ensign Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for The Ensign Group.

The Ensign Group updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.22-2.30 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.33. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.30-2.35 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.37 billion.

5 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for The Ensign Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $47.00 to $64.00. On average, they anticipate The Ensign Group's stock price to reach $52.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for The Ensign Group.

5 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 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for The Ensign Group.

News articles about ENSG stock have trended positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. The Ensign Group earned a daily sentiment score of 2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for The Ensign Group.

The Ensign Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,170,000 shares, an increase of 13.6% from the December 15th total of 1,030,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 241,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.8 days. Currently, 2.3% of the company's stock are sold short. View The Ensign Group's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to The Ensign Group include HCA Healthcare (HCA), Universal Health Services (UHS), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Select Medical (SEM), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), National HealthCare (NHC), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), Hanger (HNGR), Community Health Systems (CYH), Capital Senior Living (CSU), Five Star Senior Living (FVE) and Encompass Health (EHC).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other The Ensign Group investors own include Canopy Growth (CGC), Axon Enterprise (AAXN), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Pattern Energy Group (PEGI), Stitch Fix (SFIX), AbbVie (ABBV), Alibaba Group (BABA), GrubHub (GRUB), Corcept Therapeutics (CORT) and Micron Technology (MU).

The Ensign Group's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.51%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.10%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.04%), AE Wealth Management LLC (0.03%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%). Company insiders that own The Ensign Group stock include Barry Port, Beverly B Wittekind, Chad Keetch, Christopher R Christensen, John G Nackel, Spencer Burton and Suzanne D Snapper. View Institutional Ownership Trends for The Ensign Group.

ENSG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Calamos Advisors LLC, FNY Investment Advisers LLC, Nkcfo LLC, Hennessy Advisors Inc., Louisiana State Employees Retirement System 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, Chad Keetch, Christopher R Christensen, John G Nackel, Spencer Burton and Suzanne D Snapper. View Insider Buying and Selling for The Ensign Group.

ENSG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Trust Walden Corp, AE Wealth Management LLC and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for The Ensign Group.

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 $47.23.

The Ensign Group has a market capitalization of $2.52 billion and generates $2.07 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $92.36 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.79 on an earnings per share basis. The Ensign Group employs 23,463 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About The Ensign Group.

The official website for The Ensign Group is http://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]t.