Trending NewsTrending NewsNASDAQ:ENSG The Ensign Group (ENSG) Stock Price, News & Analysis $173.35 -2.65 (-1.51%) Closing price 10/21/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$173.38 +0.03 (+0.02%) As of 04:00 AM 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About The Ensign Group Stock (NASDAQ:ENSG) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get The Ensign Group alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$173.20▼$176.7450-Day Range$169.22▼$182.4952-Week Range$141.58▼$218.00Volume286,576 shsAverage Volume323,641 shsMarket Capitalization$10.10 billionP/E Ratio27.17Dividend Yield0.15%Price Target$216.25Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview The Ensign Group, Inc. is a healthcare services company that provides skilled nursing, post-acute care and rehabilitation services. Its facilities serve patients recovering from illness, injury or surgery, as well as individuals requiring long-term nursing care and support with daily living. Through its operating subsidiaries, Ensign also provides assisted living and other senior care services. Its portfolio includes skilled nursing facilities, senior living communities and related healthcare operations, with services such as physical, occupational and speech therapy, medically complex care and rehabilitation. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, California, The Ensign Group operates healthcare facilities across multiple U.S. states. Barry Port serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer, while Christopher Christensen is executive chairman.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More The Ensign Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks93rd Percentile Overall ScoreENSG MarketRank™: 4.6381359327 of 5 starsThe Ensign Group scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 26th out of 903 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.9 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingThe Ensign Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialThe Ensign Group has a consensus price target of $216.25, representing about 24.7% upside from its current price of $173.35.Amount of Analyst CoverageThe Ensign Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about The Ensign Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth6.68% Earnings GrowthEarnings for The Ensign Group are expected to grow by 6.68% in the coming year, from $7.04 to $7.51 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of The Ensign Group is 27.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.44.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of The Ensign Group is 27.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 213.02.Price to Earnings Growth RatioThe Ensign Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.67. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioThe Ensign Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.49. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about The Ensign Group's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.64% of the float of The Ensign Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverThe Ensign Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.03.Change versus previous monthShort interest in The Ensign Group has recently decreased by 1.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldThe Ensign Group has a dividend yield of 0.15%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthThe Ensign Group has been increasing its dividend for 18 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of The Ensign Group is 4.08%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, The Ensign Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 3.46% next year. This indicates that The Ensign Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about The Ensign Group's dividend. News and Social Media3.2 / 5News Sentiment0.12 News SentimentThe Ensign Group has a news sentiment score of 0.12. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 35 news articles for The Ensign Group this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for ENSG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. MarketBeat Follows1 people have added The Ensign Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.6 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, The Ensign Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $17,962.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders4.00% of the stock of The Ensign Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions96.12% of the stock of The Ensign Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about The Ensign Group's insider trading history. Receive ENSG Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for The Ensign Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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(NASDAQ: ENSG) Investors Have Until December 7, 2026 to Seek a Lead Plaintiff RoleOctober 21 at 7:56 PM | theglobeandmail.comKaplan Fox Announces a Securities Class Action Filed Against The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG) - Lead Plaintiff Deadline is December 7, 2026October 21 at 2:56 PM | theglobeandmail.comFinancial legend: “This is bad, really bad...”Dr. Martin D. Weiss has publicly predicted six major American market crashes over his 55-year career, each warning issued before the crisis hit. Now the founder of Weiss Ratings, the only conflict-free rating agency in America, says he is watching a $3 trillion problem that could trigger a chain reaction across markets and banks. | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Kaplan Fox Alerts Investors of The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG) to a Pending Securities Class Action – Deadline is December 7, 2026October 21 at 2:15 PM | globenewswire.comWhat Does The Ensign Group, Inc.'s 8.2% Stock Drop Mean for Investors? The Law Offices of Howard G.October 21 at 1:40 PM | prnewswire.comENSG Loss Notice: Ensign Group Investors are Reminded of the December 7 Court Deadline – Contact BFA Law if You Lost MoneyOctober 21 at 6:00 AM | globenewswire.comThe Ensign Group, Inc. Notice of December 7, 2026 Application Deadline for Class Action Lawsuit - Contact Lewis Kahn, Esq. at Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC, Before Application DeadlineOctober 20 at 11:24 PM | globenewswire.comDeadline Alert: The Ensign Group, Inc. Investors Have Until December 7, 2026 to Seek Lead Plaintiff Role in Securities Fraud Class Action, Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP RemindsOctober 20 at 3:40 PM | globenewswire.comSee More Headlines ENSG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ENSG shares performed this year? The Ensign Group's stock was trading at $174.20 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, ENSG shares have decreased by 0.5% and is now trading at $173.35. How were The Ensign Group's earnings last quarter? The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July, 27th. The company reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.12. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. When did The Ensign Group's stock split? Shares of The Ensign Group split on Thursday, December 24th 2015.The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, December 9th 2015. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, December 23rd 2015. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split. Who are The Ensign Group's major shareholders? The Ensign Group's top institutional shareholders include Copeland Capital Management LLC (0.95%), Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (0.34%), Davidson Capital Management Inc. (0.05%) and Vest Financial LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Suzanne D Snapper, Barry Port, Spencer Burton, Beverly B Wittekind, Daren Shaw, Barry M Smith, Ann Scott Blouin, Pison Marivic Uychiat, Christopher R Christensen, John O Agwunobi and Mark Vincent Parkinson. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of The Ensign Group? Shares of ENSG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of The Ensign Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that The Ensign Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Walmart (WMT), Salesforce (CRM), Costco Wholesale (COST), Micron Technology (MU), Broadcom (AVGO) and Intel (INTC). Company Calendar Record date for 7/31 Dividend6/30/2026Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend6/30/2026Last Earnings7/27/2026Dividend Payable7/31/2026Record date for 10/31 Dividend9/30/2026Ex-Dividend for 10/31 Dividend9/30/2026Today10/22/2026Dividend Payable10/31/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/02/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (2m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 ENSG's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. ENSG has been in this zone for over 2 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorHealthcare Industry Healthcare Providers & Services Sub-IndustryHealthcare Facilities Current SymbolNASDAQ:ENSG CIK1125376 Webwww.ensigngroup.net Phone(949) 487-9500Fax949-540-3007Employees46,000Year Founded1999Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for The Ensign Group$216.25 High Price Target$230.00 Low Price Target$200.00 Potential Upside/Downside+24.7%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$6.38 Trailing P/E Ratio27.17 Forward P/E Ratio24.62 P/E Growth1.67Net Income$343.97 million Net Margins6.90% Pretax Margin9.09% Return on Equity16.75% Return on Assets6.97% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.06 Current Ratio1.21 Quick Ratio1.21 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$5.49 billion Price / Sales1.84 Cash Flow$7.72 per share Price / Cash Flow22.46 Book Value$38.58 per share Price / Book4.49Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares58,282,000Free Float55,951,000Market Cap$10.10 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.66 Social Links Forget Nvidia, Meta, and Google. 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