The Ensign Group (ENSG) Competitors $175.34 -0.59 (-0.34%) Closing price 10/10/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$175.30 -0.05 (-0.03%) As of 10/10/2025 07:52 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ENSG vs. ALC, THC, UHS, EHC, ACHC, BKD, SEM, USPH, WOOF, and CYHShould you be buying The Ensign Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Ensign Group include Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Universal Health Services (UHS), Encompass Health (EHC), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), Select Medical (SEM), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), and Community Health Systems (CYH). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. The Ensign Group vs. Its Competitors Alcon Tenet Healthcare Universal Health Services Encompass Health Acadia Healthcare Brookdale Senior Living Select Medical U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Community Health Systems The Ensign Group (NASDAQ:ENSG) and Alcon (NYSE:ALC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk and media sentiment. Is ENSG or ALC more profitable? Alcon has a net margin of 10.70% compared to The Ensign Group's net margin of 6.99%. The Ensign Group's return on equity of 16.92% beat Alcon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Ensign Group6.99% 16.92% 6.72% Alcon 10.70%6.92%4.89% Do analysts recommend ENSG or ALC? The Ensign Group currently has a consensus price target of $172.67, indicating a potential downside of 1.52%. Alcon has a consensus price target of $95.50, indicating a potential upside of 32.65%. Given Alcon's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alcon 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) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Alcon 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65 Do institutionals & insiders believe in ENSG or ALC? 96.1% of The Ensign Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Alcon shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of The Ensign Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Alcon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ENSG or ALC? Alcon has higher revenue and earnings than The Ensign Group. The Ensign Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alcon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Ensign Group$4.26B2.37$297.97M$5.5131.82Alcon$9.91B3.58$1.02B$2.1533.49 Which has more risk and volatility, ENSG or ALC? The Ensign Group has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alcon has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ENSG or ALC? In the previous week, Alcon had 5 more articles in the media than The Ensign Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Alcon and 8 mentions for The Ensign Group. The Ensign Group's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Alcon's score of 0.17 indicating that The Ensign Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The Ensign Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alcon 1 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryAlcon beats The Ensign Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$10.15B$3.53B$6.11B$10.63BDividend Yield0.14%1.15%5.67%4.71%P/E Ratio31.8212.3385.9726.57Price / Sales2.371.23611.53132.55Price / Cash26.7317.0838.5062.09Price / Book5.463.8612.756.53Net Income$297.97M$38.94M$3.31B$276.43M7 Day Performance-0.03%1.19%0.80%-0.88%1 Month Performance3.78%7.90%6.21%3.55%1 Year Performance19.08%15.94%80.34%37.91% The Ensign Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ENSGThe Ensign Group4.4313 of 5 stars$175.34-0.3%$172.67-1.5%+20.5%$10.15B$4.26B31.8239,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastALCAlcon3.8126 of 5 stars$76.84-0.7%$95.50+24.3%-25.3%$38.17B$9.91B35.7425,599Analyst ForecastTHCTenet Healthcare4.6884 of 5 stars$199.86-1.5%$196.81-1.5%+24.0%$17.94B$20.67B12.8098,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionUHSUniversal Health Services4.7913 of 5 stars$207.180.0%$214.08+3.3%-7.8%$13.19B$15.83B10.9199,000Analyst ForecastEHCEncompass Health4.8525 of 5 stars$123.61+0.3%$139.86+13.1%+30.4%$12.41B$5.37B24.1940,000Analyst ForecastACHCAcadia Healthcare4.273 of 5 stars$26.46-2.5%$39.36+48.8%-56.3%$2.51B$3.15B17.5225,500Analyst ForecastBKDBrookdale Senior Living1.9241 of 5 stars$8.04-0.2%$7.80-3.0%+47.8%$1.89B$3.13B-7.6636,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastSEMSelect Medical4.9993 of 5 stars$13.03+0.8%$19.20+47.4%-59.8%$1.60B$5.19B12.2944,100News CoverageAnalyst ForecastUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy4.0199 of 5 stars$89.46+0.6%$110.25+23.2%+12.9%$1.35B$671.34M39.077,028News CoverageAnalyst ForecastWOOFPetco Health and Wellness3.0452 of 5 stars$3.76-1.8%$3.95+5.1%-30.9%$1.22B$6.12B-37.6029,000Positive NewsCYHCommunity Health Systems4.0944 of 5 stars$3.09-1.0%$3.58+15.7%-44.2%$437.17M$12.63B-2.0760,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alcon Competitors Tenet Healthcare Competitors Universal Health Services Competitors Encompass Health Competitors Acadia Healthcare Competitors Brookdale Senior Living Competitors Select Medical Competitors U.S. Physical Therapy Competitors Petco Health and Wellness Competitors Community Health Systems 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 10/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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