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The Ensign Group (ENSG) Competitors

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$150.18 +1.28 (+0.86%)
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ENSG vs. THC, EHC, UHS, ACHC, SEM, BKD, USPH, WOOF, CYH, and HCA

Should 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 (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 valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

95.4% of Tenet Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of The Ensign Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Tenet Healthcare shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of The Ensign Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, The Ensign Group had 3 more articles in the media than Tenet Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for The Ensign Group and 10 mentions for Tenet Healthcare. Tenet Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat The Ensign Group's score of 0.95 indicating that Tenet Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Tenet Healthcare
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
The Ensign Group
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Tenet Healthcare currently has a consensus target price of $183.94, suggesting a potential upside of 7.25%. The Ensign Group has a consensus target price of $163.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.87%. 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
Tenet Healthcare
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89
The Ensign Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

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
Tenet Healthcare7.09% 22.58% 4.29%
The Ensign Group 6.99%16.90%6.56%

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 Ratio
Tenet Healthcare$20.67B0.77$3.20B$15.1211.34
The Ensign Group$4.26B2.03$297.97M$5.2928.39

Tenet Healthcare has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Ensign Group has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tenet Healthcare beats The Ensign Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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ENSG vs. The Competition

MetricThe Ensign GroupMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$8.63B$2.98B$5.56B$9.05B
Dividend Yield0.17%1.27%5.22%3.99%
P/E Ratio28.3911.0127.6520.23
Price / Sales2.031.08419.56119.26
Price / Cash22.8214.5626.2128.59
Price / Book4.683.228.035.65
Net Income$297.97M$38.94M$3.18B$249.15M
7 Day Performance-2.64%1.18%2.88%3.28%
1 Month Performance-1.44%-3.08%1.67%3.95%
1 Year Performance18.63%-10.29%34.39%20.98%

The Ensign Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ENSG
The Ensign Group
4.5161 of 5 stars
$150.18
+0.9%
$163.50
+8.9%
+18.6%$8.63B$4.26B28.3939,300Insider Trade
THC
Tenet Healthcare
4.6229 of 5 stars
$176.12
+1.4%
$183.94
+4.4%
+30.1%$16.13B$20.67B13.3198,000Positive News
EHC
Encompass Health
4.8543 of 5 stars
$122.60
+0.3%
$127.00
+3.6%
+39.6%$12.32B$5.37B26.1140,000News Coverage
Positive News
Ex-Dividend
UHS
Universal Health Services
4.9931 of 5 stars
$181.50
+1.9%
$224.77
+23.8%
+8.1%$11.58B$15.83B10.0299,000News Coverage
Positive News
ACHC
Acadia Healthcare
4.8194 of 5 stars
$22.69
+3.6%
$47.94
+111.3%
-63.7%$2.02B$3.15B7.6625,500High Trading Volume
SEM
Select Medical
5 of 5 stars
$15.19
-0.5%
$26.00
+71.2%
-57.7%$1.96B$5.19B8.8844,100Positive News
BKD
Brookdale Senior Living
3.6989 of 5 stars
$6.95
+0.7%
$7.70
+10.8%
-6.2%$1.62B$3.13B0.0036,000
USPH
U.S. Physical Therapy
3.4579 of 5 stars
$78.31
-0.9%
$109.00
+39.2%
-11.0%$1.20B$671.34M30.997,028News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
WOOF
Petco Health and Wellness
2.2229 of 5 stars
$2.83
flat
$3.75
+32.4%
-12.6%$891.81M$6.12B0.0029,000News Coverage
CYH
Community Health Systems
3.581 of 5 stars
$3.41
+0.6%
$4.17
+22.2%
+0.2%$475.64M$12.63B0.0060,000
HCA
HCA Healthcare
4.8233 of 5 stars
$383.21
+1.0%
$395.71
+3.3%
+16.4%$91.25B$70.60B16.33316,000News Coverage
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This page (NASDAQ:ENSG) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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