The Ensign Group (ENSG) Competitors $160.20 +0.94 (+0.59%) As of 11:24 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ENSG vs. THC, EHC, UHS, ACHC, SEM, BKD, USPH, WOOF, CYH, and HCAShould you be buying The Ensign Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Ensign Group include Tenet Healthcare (THC), Encompass Health (EHC), Universal Health Services (UHS), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Select Medical (SEM), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), Community Health Systems (CYH), and HCA Healthcare (HCA). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. The Ensign Group vs. Its Competitors Tenet Healthcare Encompass Health Universal Health Services Acadia Healthcare Select Medical Brookdale Senior Living U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Community Health Systems HCA Healthcare The Ensign Group (NASDAQ:ENSG) and Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and risk. Do analysts prefer ENSG or THC? The Ensign Group currently has a consensus target price of $167.67, indicating a potential upside of 4.66%. Tenet Healthcare has a consensus target price of $191.56, indicating a potential upside of 16.29%. Given Tenet Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tenet Healthcare is more favorable than The Ensign Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The Ensign Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Tenet Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84 Which has more volatility and risk, ENSG or THC? The Ensign Group has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenet Healthcare has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ENSG or THC? 96.1% of The Ensign Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of Tenet Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of The Ensign Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Tenet Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is ENSG or THC more profitable? Tenet Healthcare has a net margin of 7.17% compared to The Ensign Group's net margin of 6.99%. Tenet Healthcare's return on equity of 24.69% beat The Ensign Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Ensign Group6.99% 16.92% 6.72% Tenet Healthcare 7.17%24.69%4.80% Does the media prefer ENSG or THC? In the previous week, Tenet Healthcare had 6 more articles in the media than The Ensign Group. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Tenet Healthcare and 23 mentions for The Ensign Group. Tenet Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat The Ensign Group's score of 0.62 indicating that Tenet Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The Ensign Group 7 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Tenet Healthcare 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ENSG or THC? Tenet Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than The Ensign Group. Tenet Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Ensign Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Ensign Group$4.61B2.00$297.97M$5.5129.07Tenet Healthcare$20.67B0.70$3.20B$15.6210.55 SummaryTenet Healthcare beats The Ensign Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get The Ensign Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ENSG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ENSG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ENSG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe Ensign GroupMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$9.25B$3.13B$5.44B$9.65BDividend Yield0.16%1.41%3.99%4.14%P/E Ratio29.1010.8330.0425.06Price / Sales2.001.04373.4277.08Price / Cash24.0314.8935.9458.58Price / Book4.573.238.125.67Net Income$297.97M$38.94M$3.25B$265.39M7 Day Performance5.57%-1.96%0.96%2.54%1 Month Performance9.85%-0.34%2.69%1.89%1 Year Performance13.77%-7.69%28.08%24.09% The Ensign Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ENSGThe Ensign Group4.5787 of 5 stars$160.20+0.6%$167.67+4.7%+15.4%$9.25B$4.61B29.1039,300THCTenet Healthcare4.9615 of 5 stars$156.51+2.3%$190.00+21.4%+12.2%$14.21B$20.67B10.0298,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionEHCEncompass Health4.892 of 5 stars$107.10-0.5%$131.50+22.8%+37.1%$10.85B$5.37B22.1340,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionUHSUniversal Health Services4.9697 of 5 stars$154.92-0.4%$221.85+43.2%-20.3%$10.11B$15.83B8.6999,000ACHCAcadia Healthcare4.7359 of 5 stars$22.69+2.0%$47.94+111.3%-74.3%$2.05B$3.15B11.1825,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastSEMSelect Medical4.9978 of 5 stars$14.15-0.8%$26.00+83.7%-62.9%$1.83B$5.19B10.5644,100News CoverageDividend AnnouncementBKDBrookdale Senior Living2.632 of 5 stars$7.48-0.4%$7.70+2.9%-0.8%$1.76B$3.13B-7.1936,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.5663 of 5 stars$75.30+1.4%$109.00+44.8%-7.0%$1.13B$671.34M34.547,028News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap UpWOOFPetco Health and Wellness2.2899 of 5 stars$3.41+1.5%$3.75+9.9%+25.2%$1.06B$6.12B-14.2129,000Gap UpCYHCommunity Health Systems4.2405 of 5 stars$2.59-6.5%$3.74+44.5%-47.1%$388.65M$12.63B-1.7460,000Analyst RevisionHCAHCA Healthcare4.7433 of 5 stars$340.31+1.8%$396.46+16.5%+5.9%$80.43B$70.60B14.30316,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Tenet Healthcare Competitors Encompass Health Competitors Universal Health Services Competitors Acadia Healthcare Competitors Select Medical Competitors Brookdale Senior Living Competitors U.S. Physical Therapy Competitors Petco Health and Wellness Competitors Community Health Systems Competitors HCA Healthcare Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ENSG) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAltucher: Trump’s Great Gain is startingNew Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Tru...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe End of Elon Musk…?The End of Elon Musk? 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