The Ensign Group (ENSG) Competitors $147.57 -2.61 (-1.74%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern 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 superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings. Does the media favor ENSG or THC? In the previous week, The Ensign Group had 5 more articles in the media than Tenet Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for The Ensign Group and 9 mentions for Tenet Healthcare. Tenet Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat The Ensign Group's score of 0.90 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Tenet Healthcare 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer ENSG or THC? The Ensign Group presently has a consensus price target of $163.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.79%. Tenet Healthcare has a consensus price target of $183.94, indicating a potential upside of 6.33%. Given The Ensign Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe The Ensign Group is more favorable than Tenet Healthcare.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) 3 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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$4.26B1.99$297.97M$5.2927.90Tenet Healthcare$20.67B0.78$3.20B$15.1211.44 Is ENSG or THC more profitable? Tenet Healthcare has a net margin of 7.09% compared to The Ensign Group's net margin of 6.99%. Tenet Healthcare's return on equity of 22.58% beat The Ensign Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Ensign Group6.99% 16.90% 6.56% Tenet Healthcare 7.09%22.58%4.29% Which has more volatility & risk, ENSG or THC? The Ensign Group has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenet Healthcare has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Tenet Healthcare shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryTenet Healthcare beats The Ensign Group on 10 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$8.63B$2.98B$5.53B$9.03BDividend Yield0.17%1.27%5.24%4.01%P/E Ratio27.9010.7419.3119.89Price / Sales1.991.05424.59117.07Price / Cash22.8214.5626.2128.59Price / Book4.593.147.925.55Net Income$297.97M$38.94M$3.17B$248.49M7 Day Performance-4.34%-3.09%2.18%5.37%1 Month Performance-3.16%-6.20%1.25%6.63%1 Year Performance16.56%-12.71%33.90%21.20% The Ensign Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ENSGThe Ensign Group4.7954 of 5 stars$147.57-1.7%$163.50+10.8%+18.6%$8.63B$4.26B27.9039,300THCTenet Healthcare4.6043 of 5 stars$176.12+1.4%$183.94+4.4%+30.1%$16.13B$20.67B13.3198,000Positive NewsEHCEncompass Health4.8448 of 5 stars$122.60+0.3%$127.00+3.6%+39.6%$12.32B$5.37B26.1140,000Positive NewsUHSUniversal Health Services4.9915 of 5 stars$181.50+1.9%$224.77+23.8%+8.1%$11.58B$15.83B10.0299,000Positive NewsACHCAcadia Healthcare4.8124 of 5 stars$22.69+3.6%$47.94+111.3%-63.7%$2.02B$3.15B7.6625,500Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeSEMSelect Medical5 of 5 stars$15.19-0.5%$26.00+71.2%-57.7%$1.96B$5.19B8.8844,100Positive NewsBKDBrookdale Senior Living3.6838 of 5 stars$6.95+0.7%$7.70+10.8%-6.2%$1.62B$3.13B0.0036,000USPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.4507 of 5 stars$78.31-0.9%$109.00+39.2%-11.0%$1.20B$671.34M30.997,028News CoverageWOOFPetco Health and Wellness2.2063 of 5 stars$2.83flat$3.75+32.4%-12.6%$891.81M$6.12B0.0029,000News CoverageCYHCommunity Health Systems2.8752 of 5 stars$3.41+0.6%$4.17+22.2%+0.2%$475.64M$12.63B0.0060,000HCAHCA Healthcare4.8162 of 5 stars$383.21+1.0%$395.71+3.3%+16.4%$91.25B$70.60B16.33316,000Positive NewsAnalyst Upgrade 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 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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