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The Ensign Group, Inc. (ENSG)

Healthcare | Medical Care Facilities | San Juan Capistrano, United States | NasdaqGS
172.98 USD -0.56 (-0.323%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 172.98

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:45 a.m. EDT

The Ensign Group presents a compelling growth story with double-digit revenue and earnings expansion, yet investors must navigate significant legal headwinds. The company has delivered nearly nine years of uninterrupted annual gains, culminating in a robust 17.8% price increase last year, supported by a 17% revenue growth rate and healthy operating margins. However, the current legal investigations into potential securities law violations introduce material uncertainty that caps the near-term upside despite the bullish options flow. While the payout ratio is exceptionally low at 4%, ensuring dividend safety, the 0.14% yield offers little income value. The stock trades at a forward P/E of roughly 21, which is reasonable for its growth profile, but the balance sheet carries moderate leverage. For now, the legal scrutiny warrants caution, making this a hold rather than a full accumulation, though the underlying business quality remains strong.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.046233
MSTL0.046555
AutoTheta0.087242
AutoARIMA0.122222

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 0.78
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.431
Excess Kurtosis -0.72
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 92.027
Revenue per Share 95.132
Market Cap 10,081,694,720
Trailing P/E 27.20
Forward P/E 20.23
Beta 0.69
Profit Margins 6.90%
Website https://ensigngroup.net

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:45 a.m. EDT: Call volume significantly dominates put volume, with 3,100 contracts traded at the 195 strike in December 2026 compared to minimal put activity. Open interest is heavily skewed toward calls (1.8k OTM vs 64 OTM puts), indicating speculative bullish positioning. While implied volatility is elevated on December puts (55% vs 37% on calls), suggesting some hedging or fear of volatility, the net flow points to a directional bet on upside.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.04% 0.15% 0.18% 0.21%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-30 0.065000 0.040549
2026-03-31 0.065000 0.032258
2025-12-31 0.065000 0.037313
2025-09-30 0.063000 0.036465
2025-06-30 0.063000 0.040840
2025-03-31 0.063000 0.048686
2024-12-31 0.063000 0.047418
2024-09-30 0.060000 0.041719
2024-06-28 0.060000 0.048508
2024-03-27 0.060000 0.047763
2023-12-28 0.060000 0.052761
2023-09-28 0.058000 0.061722
2023-06-29 0.058000 0.060829
2023-03-30 0.058000 0.062359
2022-12-29 0.058000 0.060778
2022-09-29 0.055000 0.067943
2022-06-29 0.055000 0.072771
2022-03-30 0.055000 0.061556
2021-12-30 0.055000 0.065703
2021-09-29 0.053000 0.070497
2021-06-29 0.053000 0.060138
2021-03-30 0.053000 0.057205
2020-12-30 0.053000 0.072692
2020-09-29 0.050000 0.089254
2020-06-29 0.050000 0.123518
2020-03-30 0.050000 0.130310
2019-12-30 0.050000 0.112334
2019-09-27 0.044902 0.102630
2019-06-27 0.044902 0.085288
2019-03-28 0.044902 0.096541
2018-12-28 0.044902 0.125066
2018-09-27 0.042095 0.119999
2018-06-28 0.042095 0.124000
2018-03-28 0.042095 0.168412
2017-12-28 0.042095 0.202701
2017-09-28 0.040225 0.190690
2017-06-28 0.040225 0.194749
2017-03-29 0.040225 0.235233
2016-12-28 0.040225 0.193696
2016-09-28 0.037418 0.192492
2016-06-28 0.037418 0.201206
2016-03-29 0.037418 0.174596
2015-12-29 0.037418 0.171599
2015-09-28 0.035080 0.174016
2015-06-26 0.035080 0.144039
2015-03-27 0.035080 0.158197
2014-12-29 0.035080 0.165602
2014-09-26 0.032741 0.202899
2014-06-26 0.032741 0.228163
2014-03-27 0.017862 0.161851
2013-12-27 0.017862 0.155074
2013-09-26 0.016586 0.156701
2013-06-26 0.016586 0.184921
2013-03-26 0.016586 0.196078
2012-12-13 0.016586 0.242446
2012-09-26 0.015310 0.200331
2012-06-27 0.015310 0.214053
2012-03-28 0.015310 0.221973
2011-12-28 0.015310 0.247521
2011-09-28 0.014034 0.241116
2011-06-28 0.014034 0.171602
2011-03-29 0.014034 0.176447
2010-12-29 0.014034 0.229161
2010-09-28 0.012759 0.286873
2010-06-28 0.012759 0.287864
2010-03-29 0.012759 0.287533
2009-12-29 0.012759 0.320525
2009-09-28 0.011483 0.316243
2009-06-26 0.011483 0.309288
2009-03-27 0.011483 0.290144
2008-12-29 0.011483 0.260123
2008-09-26 0.010207 0.236132
2008-06-26 0.010207 0.362654
2008-03-27 0.010207 0.456630
2007-12-27 0.010207 0.286538
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.26
dividendYield 0.15
exDividendDate 2026-06-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.258
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.001486689
lastDividendValue 0.065
lastDividendDate 2026-06-30
dividendDate 2026-07-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.0058540106
Address1 29,222 Rancho Viejo Road
Address2 Suite 127
All Time High 218.0
All Time Low 1.913776
Ask 173.08
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 7
Average Daily Volume10 Day 267,300
Average Daily Volume3 Month 744,179
Average Volume 744,179
Average Volume10Days 267,300
Beta 0.694
Bid 173.34
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 5
Book Value 42.257
City San Juan Capistrano
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 172.98
Current Ratio 1.211
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 174.51
Day Low 171.705
Debt To Equity 92.027
Display Name The Ensign
Dividend Date 1,785,456,000
Dividend Rate 0.26
Dividend Yield 0.15
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,654,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,654,800
Earnings Growth 0.167
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.182
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,155,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,709,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,709,000
Ebitda 582,734,976
Ebitda Margins 0.10621
Enterprise To Ebitda 20.473
Enterprise To Revenue 2.174
Enterprise Value 11,930,057,728
Eps Current Year 7.7943
Eps Forward 8.55258
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.36
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 172.7662
Fifty Day Average Change 0.2137909
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0012374579
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 0.58540106
Fifty Two Week High 218.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -45.020004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.20651378
Fifty Two Week Low 141.58
Fifty Two Week Low Change 31.399994
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.22178268
Fifty Two Week Range 141.58 - 218.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,194,618,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.21
Float Shares 55,652,380
Forward Eps 8.55258
Forward P E 20.225475
Free Cashflow 280,635,360
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 46,000
Fullday Change -0.559998
Fullday Change Percent -0.322691
Fullday Price 172.98
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.16566
Gross Profits 908,928,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.03532
Held Percent Institutions 0.92665
Implied Shares Outstanding 58,282,434
Industry Medical Care Facilities
Industry Disp Medical Care Facilities
Industry Key medical-care-facilities
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Last Dividend Value 0.065
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,569,888,000
Last Split Factor 1,069:1000
Long Business Summary The Ensign Group, Inc. provides skilled nursing, senior living, and rehabilitative services. It operates through two segments: Skilled Services and Standard Bearer. The Skilled Services segment provides short and long-term nursing care services for patients with chronic conditions, prolonged illness, and the elderly; specialty care, such as on-site dialysis, ventilator care, cardiac, and pulmonary management; and standard services, such as room and board, special nutritional programs, social services, recreational activities, entertainment, and other services. The Standard Bearer segment leases post-acute care properties to healthcare operators. In addition, the company operates senior living units; and provides ancillary services consisting of digital x-ray, ultrasound, electrocardiograms, sub-acute services, dialysis, respiratory, and long-term care pharmacy and patient transportation to people in their homes or at long-term care facilities, as well as mobile diagnostics. The company operates healthcare facilities in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Oregon, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in San Juan Capistrano, California.
Long Name The Ensign Group, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 10,081,694,720
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_4295645
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 378,704,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 10,110,836,650
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 174.51
Operating Cashflow 608,428,032
Operating Margins 0.09035
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.0404
Peg Ratio 1.54
Phone 949 487 9500
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 172.98
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 173.54
Price Eps Current Year 22.19314
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.093523
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.837476
Profit Margins 0.06902
Quick Ratio 1.119
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.559998
Regular Market Change Percent -0.322691
Regular Market Day High 174.51
Regular Market Day Low 171.705
Regular Market Day Range 171.705 - 174.51
Regular Market Open 174.51
Regular Market Previous Close 173.54
Regular Market Price 172.98
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 333,218
Return On Assets 0.05491
Return On Equity 0.16973
Revenue Growth 0.173
Revenue Per Share 95.132
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 58,282,434
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.025899999
Shares Short 1,507,170
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 2,165,942
Short Name The Ensign Group, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0307
Short Ratio 3.48
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol ENSG
Target High Price 230.0
Target Low Price 207.0
Target Mean Price 220.0
Target Median Price 225.0
Total Cash 320,844,000
Total Cash Per Share 5.552
Total Debt 2,250,345,984
Total Revenue 5,486,708,224
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.258
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.001486689
Trailing Eps 6.36
Trailing P E 27.198112
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.4962
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 182.5423
Two Hundred Day Average Change -9.562302
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.052384034
Type Disp Equity
Volume 333,218
Website https://ensigngroup.net
Zip 92,675