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The Ensign Group

126.34 USD
-1.13
0.89%
At close Feb 21, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
126.34
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
-0.89%
5 days
-3.51%
1 month
-9.32%
3 months
-14.26%
6 months
-12.72%
Year to date
-4.91%
1 year
2.77%
5 years
146.76%
10 years
481.94%
 

About: Ensign Group Inc provides post-acute healthcare services in the United States. Its regional subsidiaries oversee skilled nursing, assisted living, home health and hospice, mobile ancillary, and urgent care operations. Medicare and Medicaid programs contribute majority of revenue received for Ensign's services. The firm operates through two segments, Skilled services, and Standard Bearer. The skilled services segment includes the operation of skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation therapy services. The Standard Bearer segment comprises of properties owned by the company through its captive REIT and leased to skilled nursing and assisted living operations. The majority of the revenue is generated from the skilled services segment.

Employees: 39,300

0
Funds holding %
of 7,139 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 74 | Existing positions closed: 51

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 180 | Existing positions reduced: 163

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 467 [Q3] → 475 (+8) [Q4]

3.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.98% [Q3] → 90.91% (-3.07%) [Q4]

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.7B [Q3] → $6.92B (-$778M) [Q4]

12% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.85M | Put options by funds: $8.94M

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 15 [Q3] → 9 (-6) [Q4]

Research analyst outlook

3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$155
23%
upside
Avg. target
$160
27%
upside
High target
$166
31%
upside

3 analyst ratings

positive
67%
neutral
33%
negative
0%
Stephens & Co.
Raj Kumar
33% 1-year accuracy
1 / 3 met price target
27%upside
$160
Overweight
Maintained
7 Feb 2025
Macquarie
Tao Qiu
29% 1-year accuracy
5 / 17 met price target
31%upside
$166
Outperform
Maintained
4 Feb 2025
Truist Securities
David Macdonald
59% 1-year accuracy
57 / 96 met price target
23%upside
$155
Hold
Maintained
6 Jan 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 21 articles about ENSG published over the past 30 days

Positive
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1 day ago
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2 days ago
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1 week ago
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Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in The Ensign (ENSG) Stock?
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Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Ensign Group (ENSG) Forms 'Hammer Chart Pattern': Time for Bottom Fishing?
Ensign Group (ENSG) appears to have found support after losing some value lately, as indicated by the formation of a hammer chart. In addition to this technical chart pattern, strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher enhances the stock's potential for a turnaround in the near term.
Ensign Group (ENSG) Forms 'Hammer Chart Pattern': Time for Bottom Fishing?
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Ensign Group Shares Plunge 12% Despite Q4 Earnings Beat
ENSG's fourth-quarter results gain on strong contribution from the Skilled Services unit, partly offset by the escalating cost of services. It estimates 2025 adjusted EPS to be within $6.16-$6.34.
Ensign Group Shares Plunge 12% Despite Q4 Earnings Beat
Positive
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1 week ago
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Positive
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1 week ago
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