NYSE:EHC - Encompass Health Stock Price, Forecast & News

Encompass Health trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EHC."

Encompass Health declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share on Wednesday, January 15th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. View Encompass Health's Dividend History.

Encompass Health Corp (NYSE:EHC) released its earnings results on Monday, October, 28th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.04. The business earned $1.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.16 billion. Encompass Health had a net margin of 7.07% and a return on equity of 23.89%. View Encompass Health's Earnings History.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Encompass Health's stock. Their forecasts range from $70.00 to $89.00. On average, they expect Encompass Health's stock price to reach $79.83 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.5%. View Analyst Price Targets for Encompass Health.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Encompass Health in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Encompass Health.

News stories about EHC stock have trended very positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Encompass Health earned a coverage optimism score of 3.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Encompass Health.

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One share of EHC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $80.25.

Encompass Health has a market capitalization of $7.91 billion and generates $4.28 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $292.30 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.63 on an earnings per share basis. Encompass Health employs 30,060 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Encompass Health.

The official website for Encompass Health is http://www.encompasshealth.com/.

Encompass Health's mailing address is 9001 LIBERTY PARKWAY, BIRMINGHAM AL, 35242. The company can be reached via phone at 205-967-7116 or via email at [email protected]