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The Ensign Group, Inc. (ENSG)

Healthcare | Medical Care Facilities | San Juan Capistrano, United States | NasdaqGS
168.39 USD -0.20 (-0.119%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 168.39
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:07 a.m. EDT

The most critical tension here is between the company's robust growth engine and the mounting legal and activist scrutiny. Fundamentally, the business is delivering exceptional results with nearly 20% revenue growth and double-digit earnings expansion, supported by a nine-year cumulative gain of over 600%. This trajectory supports a solid long-term buy, though the legal challenges regarding patient care claims and activist reports introduce meaningful uncertainty that prevents a top-tier rating. On the short end, the outlook is conflicted: while options flow and recent price action suggest a bounce, the negative statistical forecast and regulatory risks create a fog that makes a decisive short-term trade difficult. The dividend is negligible, serving primarily as a signal of capital allocation rather than income. Investors should view this as a high-quality compounder currently navigating a storm, making it suitable for accumulation but requiring caution on timing.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.045022
MSTL0.047013
AutoETS0.052193
AutoARIMA0.052559

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 54%
H-stat 4.84
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.074
Excess Kurtosis -0.19
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 94.723
Revenue per Share 91.763
Market Cap 9,841,620,992
Trailing P/E 27.43
Forward P/E 20.21
Beta 0.69
Profit Margins 6.89%
Website https://ensigngroup.net

As of July 11, 2026, 3:07 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside movement with heavy out-of-the-money call open interest concentrated at 195 and 200 strikes, suggesting a bullish bias for a significant rally. Implied volatility is elevated in the near term (66% for July expiration), indicating expectations of turbulence. While put open interest exists, the call positioning dominates the speculative picture, hinting at a bet on continued expansion despite the legal headwinds.

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 0.255
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0015125453
lastDividendValue 0.065
lastDividendDate 2026-06-30
dividendDate 2026-07-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.15670669
Address1 29,222 Rancho Viejo Road
Address2 Suite 127
All Time High 218.0
All Time Low 1.913776
Ask 182.08
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 7
Average Analyst Rating 1.6 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,365,300
Average Daily Volume3 Month 816,963
Average Volume 816,963
Average Volume10Days 1,365,300
Beta 0.689
Bid 155.37
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 5
Book Value 40.842
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 168.39
Current Ratio 1.557
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 170.824
Day Low 168.07
Debt To Equity 94.723
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 0.219
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.242
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,579,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,836,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,836,800
Ebitda 556,633,984
Ebitda Margins 0.10554
Enterprise To Ebitda 20.503
Enterprise To Revenue 2.164
Enterprise Value 11,412,695,040
Eps Current Year 7.55805
Eps Forward 8.33009
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.14
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 167.7676
Fifty Day Average Change 0.622406
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0037099298
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 15.67067
Fifty Two Week High 218.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -49.61
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.2275688
Fifty Two Week Low 134.79
Fifty Two Week Low Change 33.600006
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.24927671
Fifty Two Week Range 134.79 - 218.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,194,618,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.21
Float Shares 55,850,837
Forward Eps 8.33009
Forward P E 20.214668
Free Cashflow 291,292,384
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 46,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.16431
Gross Profits 866,579,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.03521
Held Percent Institutions 0.95083
Implied Shares Outstanding 58,445,400
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 9,841,620,992
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_4295645
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 363,361,984
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 9,853,309,986
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 168.3066
Operating Cashflow 592,204,032
Operating Margins 0.089870006
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.041500002
Peg Ratio 1.49
Phone 949 487 9500
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 168.39
Post Market Time 1,783,981,119
Previous Close 168.59
Price Eps Current Year 22.279556
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.1229615
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.8660654
Profit Margins 0.0689
Quick Ratio 1.484
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.6
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.199997
Regular Market Change Percent -0.118629
Regular Market Day High 170.824
Regular Market Day Low 168.07
Regular Market Day Range 168.07 - 170.824
Regular Market Open 168.3066
Regular Market Previous Close 168.59
Regular Market Price 168.39
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,801
Regular Market Volume 284,523
Return On Assets 0.05409
Return On Equity 0.16915001
Revenue Growth 0.184
Revenue Per Share 91.763
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 58,445,400
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0354
Shares Short 2,068,313
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 2,254,988
Short Name The Ensign Group, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.042
Short Ratio 1.49
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol ENSG
Target High Price 230.0
Target Low Price 210.0
Target Mean Price 220.4
Target Median Price 222.0
Total Cash 595,174,976
Total Cash Per Share 10.269
Total Debt 2,244,640,000
Total Revenue 5,273,995,776
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.255
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0015125453
Trailing Eps 6.14
Trailing P E 27.425081
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.4867
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 182.84485
Two Hundred Day Average Change -14.454849
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.07905527
Type Disp Equity
Volume 284,523
Website https://ensigngroup.net
Zip 92,675