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The price of Ensign Group Inc (NASDAQ: ENSG) closed at $164.29 in the last session, down -1.66% from day before closing price of $167.07. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.1 million shares were traded. ENSG stock price reached its highest trading level at $167.35 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $163.81.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ENSG’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 22.65 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 34.25. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.41 and its Current Ratio is at 1.41. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.96.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, UBS on November 21, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $175.
On June 28, 2024, Macquarie started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $134.
On September 28, 2023, Berenberg started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $110.Berenberg initiated its Buy rating on September 28, 2023, with a $110 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 02 ’25 when SMITH BARRY M sold 700 shares for $172.06 per share. The transaction valued at 120,442 led to the insider holds 27,052 shares of the business.
SMITH BARRY M bought 700 shares of ENSG for $120,442 on Sep 02 ’25. On Aug 15 ’25, another insider, Shaw Daren, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,000 shares for $166.17 each. As a result, the insider received 166,170 and left with 24,526 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ENSG now has a Market Capitalization of 9479558144 and an Enterprise Value of 11036691456. As of this moment, Ensign’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.66, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.87. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.392 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.515.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ENSG is 0.92, which has changed by 0.08277857 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1653893 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ENSG has reached a high of $174.98, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $118.73. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.97%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 14.96%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ENSG traded on average about 406.04K shares per day over the past 3-months and 412140 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 61.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 55.66M. Insiders hold about 3.54% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.69% stake in the company. Shares short for ENSG as of 1756425600 were 1829280 with a Short Ratio of 4.51, compared to 1753920000 on 1731651. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1829280 and a Short% of Float of 4.36.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for ENSG is 0.25, which was 0.248 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0014844077. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.23. The current Payout Ratio is 4.74% for ENSG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-30. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2019-10-01 when the company split stock in a 1069:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current assessment of Ensign Group Inc (ENSG) involves the perspectives of 5.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.69, with high estimates of $1.71 and low estimates of $1.68.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.44 and $6.4 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.41. EPS for the following year is $7.18, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $7.44 and $7.0.
Revenue Estimates
According to 5 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.28B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.29B to a low estimate of $1.27B. As of. The current estimate, Ensign Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.08BFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.33B. There is a high estimate of $1.37B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.32B.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ENSG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.06B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.99B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.01B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.26BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.56B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.75B and the low estimate is $5.41B.
