The Ensign Group (ENSG) Competitors $148.75 -1.04 (-0.69%) Closing price 06/10/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$146.96 -1.79 (-1.20%) As of 06/10/2025 04:07 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. THC, UHS, EHC, ACHC, SEM, BKD, WOOF, USPH, 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), Universal Health Services (UHS), Encompass Health (EHC), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Select Medical (SEM), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Community Health Systems (CYH), and HCA Healthcare (HCA). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. The Ensign Group vs. Tenet Healthcare Universal Health Services Encompass Health Acadia Healthcare Select Medical Brookdale Senior Living Petco Health and Wellness U.S. Physical Therapy Community Health Systems HCA Healthcare Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) and The Ensign Group (NASDAQ:ENSG) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Is THC or ENSG more profitable? Tenet Healthcare has a net margin of 15.48% compared to The Ensign Group's net margin of 6.99%. Tenet Healthcare's return on equity of 21.88% beat The Ensign Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tenet Healthcare15.48% 21.88% 3.99% The Ensign Group 6.99%17.07%6.47% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of THC or ENSG? 95.4% of Tenet Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of The Ensign Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Tenet Healthcare shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of The Ensign Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, THC or ENSG? Tenet Healthcare has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Ensign Group has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer THC or ENSG? Tenet Healthcare currently has a consensus target price of $182.24, suggesting a potential upside of 16.67%. The Ensign Group has a consensus target price of $163.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.92%. Given Tenet Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Tenet Healthcare is more favorable than The Ensign Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tenet Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89The Ensign Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, THC or ENSG? 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 RatioTenet Healthcare$20.52B0.71$3.20B$15.1210.33The Ensign Group$4.42B1.93$297.97M$5.2928.12 Does the media favor THC or ENSG? In the previous week, Tenet Healthcare had 22 more articles in the media than The Ensign Group. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Tenet Healthcare and 10 mentions for The Ensign Group. The Ensign Group's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Tenet Healthcare's score of 0.70 indicating that The Ensign Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tenet Healthcare 12 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive The Ensign Group 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor THC or ENSG? Tenet Healthcare received 346 more outperform votes than The Ensign Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.24% of users gave The Ensign Group an outperform vote while only 61.27% of users gave Tenet Healthcare an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTenet HealthcareOutperform Votes70761.27% Underperform Votes44738.73% The Ensign GroupOutperform Votes36166.24% Underperform Votes18433.76% SummaryTenet Healthcare beats The Ensign Group on 12 of the 19 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 GroupSkilled nursing care facilities IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$8.55B$2.37B$5.57B$8.67BDividend Yield0.16%1.24%5.27%4.19%P/E Ratio29.1114.0427.2020.16Price / Sales1.930.93412.92162.04Price / Cash19.3712.2638.2534.64Price / Book4.643.207.114.72Net Income$297.97M$120.70M$3.23B$247.80M7 Day Performance-1.25%0.90%4.61%3.36%1 Month Performance8.83%3.75%13.35%9.71%1 Year Performance24.57%-9.43%31.75%14.41% The Ensign Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ENSGThe Ensign Group4.0605 of 5 stars$148.75-0.7%$163.50+9.9%+24.6%$8.55B$4.42B29.1129,900Positive NewsTHCTenet Healthcare4.8568 of 5 stars$170.18+0.8%$180.18+5.9%+13.4%$15.81B$20.52B5.28102,400Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeUHSUniversal Health Services4.9978 of 5 stars$187.23-1.6%$224.77+20.0%-8.6%$12.17B$16.08B12.4593,800EHCEncompass Health4.7715 of 5 stars$120.73-0.1%$122.71+1.6%+38.8%$12.17B$5.51B27.0735,000ACHCAcadia Healthcare4.6384 of 5 stars$21.63-4.5%$47.94+121.7%-67.5%$1.99B$3.16B7.0923,000SEMSelect Medical4.9955 of 5 stars$15.11-1.2%$26.00+72.1%-53.8%$1.94B$5.22B9.1653,800Positive NewsBKDBrookdale Senior Living3.0242 of 5 stars$6.36-2.3%$7.70+21.1%+6.7%$1.49B$3.16B-7.1536,000News CoveragePositive NewsWOOFPetco Health and Wellness4.2565 of 5 stars$3.69+0.5%$4.00+8.3%-25.5%$1.16B$6.12B-9.2328,500Earnings ReportUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.5052 of 5 stars$74.34-0.9%$109.00+46.6%-17.6%$1.13B$699.46M79.086,140Positive NewsCYHCommunity Health Systems3.9495 of 5 stars$3.84-1.0%$4.17+8.5%-13.5%$538.78M$12.65B-0.9866,000Positive NewsHCAHCA Healthcare4.6863 of 5 stars$382.04+0.2%$388.80+1.8%+6.9%$91.91B$71.59B17.39294,000Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Tenet Healthcare Competitors Universal Health Services Competitors Encompass Health Competitors Acadia Healthcare Competitors Select Medical Competitors Brookdale Senior Living Competitors Petco Health and Wellness Competitors U.S. Physical Therapy 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 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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