The Pennant Group, Inc. (PNTG)Healthcare | Medical Care Facilities | Eagle, United States | NasdaqGS
29.21 USD
-0.43
(-1.450%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 10:55 a.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 6:39 p.m. EDT
PNTG presents a classic growth-at-a-reasonable-price (GARP) dislocation. The disconnect between 53% year-over-year earnings growth (forward EPS $1.57) and a trailing P/E of 36 implies the market is still pricing this as a distressed stock or is skeptical of the sustainability of the recent operational improvements. While the 'Strong Buy' analyst consensus and insider equity awards point to stable underlying demand in the home health sector, the balance sheet remains fragile with a Debt-to-Equity ratio exceeding 1.2 and negative free cash flow. Until the debt load is reduced or cash flow turns positive, PNTG is a speculative long-term hold for patients, not a practical investment for capital preservation. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.107556 |
| AutoTheta | 0.111477 |
| MSTL | 0.113280 |
| AutoETS | 0.120046 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.60 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.630 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.43 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 122.865 |
| Revenue per Share | 27.42 |
| Market Cap | 1,013,784,192 |
| Trailing P/E | 34.77 |
| Forward P/E | 18.62 |
| Beta | 1.30 |
| Profit Margins | 3.12% |
| Website | https://pennantgroup.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 6:39 p.m. EDT: Options flow indicates a distinct lack of short-term hedging; April 17th call interest is negligible (Total Out-the-Money Calls: 1 vol), while put interest is non-existent across near-term expiries. The most notable flow is the purchase of August 2026 ATM Calls (30 strike) with significant volume relative to open interest, suggesting speculators are positioning for longer-term momentum. However, this near-term scarcity of calls combined with the current price action ( hovering just above the 50-day MA but below year-to-date highs) suggests speculators are avoiding immediate risk. The implied volatility is extremely low (ATM Call IV ~2.75%, Puts ~0.77%), indicating complacency in the short-term price range.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.17386138 |
| Address1 | 1,675 East Riverside Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 150 |
| All Time High | 69.56 |
| All Time Low | 6.15 |
| Ask | 37.88 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.1 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 188,680 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 293,545 |
| Average Volume | 293,545 |
| Average Volume10Days | 188,680 |
| Beta | 1.296 |
| Bid | 21.27 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 9.537 |
| City | Eagle |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 29.2101 |
| Current Ratio | 1.137 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 29.84 |
| Day Low | 29.2 |
| Debt To Equity | 122.865 |
| Display Name | The Pennant |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,083,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,083,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.537 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.5 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda | 59,928,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.06323 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 25.228 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.595 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,511,863,808 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.32571 |
| Eps Forward | 1.56857 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.84 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 31.7852 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.5751 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.08101569 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 17.386139 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 35.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.7899 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.1654257 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 21.73 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.4801006 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.34422922 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 21.73 - 35.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,569,936,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 33,004,141 |
| Forward Eps | 1.56857 |
| Forward P E | 18.62212 |
| Free Cashflow | 7,212,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 9,700 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.19989 |
| Gross Profits | 189,434,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04996 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.94623 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 34,706,634 |
| Industry | Medical Care Facilities |
| Industry Disp | Medical Care Facilities |
| Industry Key | medical-care-facilities |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | The Pennant Group, Inc. provides healthcare services in the United States. It operates in two segments, Home Health and Hospice Services, and Senior Living Services. The company offers home health services, including clinical services, such as nursing, speech, occupational and physical therapy, medical social work, and home health aide services; and hospice services comprising clinical care, education, and counseling services for the physical, spiritual, and psychosocial needs of terminally ill patients and their families. It also provides senior living services, such as residential accommodations, activities, meals, housekeeping, and assistance in the activities of daily living to seniors who are independent or who require some support. The company operates home health, hospice, and home care agencies, as well as senior living communities in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The Company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Eagle, Idaho. |
| Long Name | The Pennant Group, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,013,784,192 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_610592247 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 29,578,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,028,704,631 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 29.75 |
| Operating Cashflow | 48,294,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.062470004 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.79 |
| Phone | 208 401 1400 |
| Previous Close | 29.64 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 22.03355 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.0628185 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.0697255 |
| Profit Margins | 0.03121 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.954 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.14286 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.42989922 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.4504023 |
| Regular Market Day High | 29.84 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 29.2 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 29.2 - 29.84 |
| Regular Market Open | 29.75 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 29.64 |
| Regular Market Price | 29.2101 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,783,336 |
| Regular Market Volume | 32,718 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03899 |
| Return On Equity | 0.098409995 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.532 |
| Revenue Per Share | 27.42 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Sector Disp | Healthcare |
| Sector Key | healthcare |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 34,706,634 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.023 |
| Shares Short | 797,456 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,004,787 |
| Short Name | The Pennant Group, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0242 |
| Short Ratio | 3.0 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | ID |
| Symbol | PNTG |
| Target High Price | 41.0 |
| Target Low Price | 36.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 38.16667 |
| Target Median Price | 37.5 |
| Total Cash | 17,024,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.491 |
| Total Debt | 459,824,000 |
| Total Revenue | 947,705,024 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.84 |
| Trailing P E | 34.77393 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.7273 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 27.51435 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.6957493 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.06163145 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 32,718 |
| Website | https://pennantgroup.com |
| Zip | 83,616 |