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ENSG Stock Forecast: The Ensign Group, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 24 Sept 2026
$173
−1.24% on the day

The 5 Wall Street analysts covering The Ensign Group, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $225 — +29.8% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 63 of 100 as at 23 Sept 2026 — in the upper half.

Market cap
$10.2B
Ticker Nerd rank
63 / 100
Median analyst target
$225
Analysts covering
5
Revenue$1.4B+17.3% y/y
Operating income$122.5M
Net income$99.8M
Free cash flow$119.1M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
−0.9%
1M
−3.4%
YTD
−0.5%
1Y
+1.9%
From 52W high
−19.7%
From 52W low
+17.8%
$147
$216
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

ENSG stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores The Ensign Group, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 23 Sept 2026
63 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Volatility
94
Revisions
86
Quality
72
Growth
62
Value
53
Momentum
51
Issuance
49
Accruals
32
Size
15

Volatility (94): The share price has been relatively steady.

Accruals (32): A large share of reported profit has not shown up as cash, or the balance sheet is expanding quickly — both tend to unwind.

Size (15): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

ENSG stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on ENSG, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$140$160$180$200$220$240Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26ENSGHigh $230Median $225Low $207

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says5 analysts
4 Buy1 Hold0 Sell
Low $207Median $225High $230

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +29.8% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first
DateFirmActionRatingTarget
30 July 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainsHold$202 → $207
14 July 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainsHold$215 → $202
14 July 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainsHold—
9 Feb 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
6 Feb 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainsHold—
14 Nov 2025RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
10 Nov 2025Truist SecuritiesMaintainsHold—
5 Nov 2025Stephens & Co.MaintainsOverweight—
5 Nov 2025UBSMaintainsBuy—
2 Sept 2025UBSMaintainsBuy—
14 Aug 2025UBSMaintainsBuy—
28 July 2025Stephens & Co.MaintainsOverweight—
28 July 2025Truist SecuritiesMaintainsHold—
2 May 2025MacquarieMaintainsOutperform—
7 Feb 2025Stephens & Co.MaintainsOverweight—
6 Feb 2025Stephens & Co.ReiteratesOverweight—
4 Feb 2025MacquarieMaintainsOutperform—
6 Jan 2025Truist SecuritiesMaintainsHold—
21 Nov 2024UBSInitiatesBuy—
28 Oct 2024RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. ENSG appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

ENSG vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 24 Sept 2026, The Ensign Group, Inc. returned +1.9% against +17.3% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

ENSG vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
90100110120130Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26ENSGS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

ENSG analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+3.1%
Analysts raising
5
Analysts cutting
0
Fundamentals

The Ensign Group, Inc. (ENSG) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
27.5×

Cheaper than 28% of US stocks

Price / sales
1.9×

Cheaper than 54% of US stocks

Price / book
4.2×

Cheaper than 25% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
20.7×

Cheaper than 14% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
17.3%

Higher than 66% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
18.2%

Higher than 56% of US stocks

Gross margin
16.6%

Higher than 16% of US stocks

Operating margin
9.0%

Higher than 62% of US stocks

Net margin
6.9%

Higher than 64% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
17.0%

Higher than 77% of US stocks

Return on assets
5.5%

Higher than 79% of US stocks

Dividend yield
0.1%

Higher than 2% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

The Ensign Group, Inc. (ENSG) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • The Ensign Group, Inc. has a market value of $10.2B and an enterprise value of $12.1B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $5.5B. The latest quarter grew 17.3% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: $379.0M, a 6.9% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $6.38.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $419.1M.

  • The Ensign Group, Inc. spent $41.3M on share buybacks and $14.8M on dividends in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.

  • Shares outstanding: 58.3M.

  • Trailing P/E: 27.5×; forward P/E: 20.5× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 0.15%, paying out 4% of earnings.

  • The Ensign Group, Inc. employs 46,000 people — $119K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 24 Sept 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

ENSG vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelMedical Care Facilities
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
ENSGThe Ensign Group, Inc.$10.2B
63
UHSUniversal Health Services, Inc.$10.7B
66
EHCEncompass Health Corp.$12.1B
81
DVADaVita, Inc.$12.2B
91
CHEChemed Corp.$6.7B
86
PACSPACS Group, Inc.$6.5B
88
THCTenet Healthcare Corp.$20.6B
97

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own The Ensign Group, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest ENSG news & analysis

Kaplan Fox is Investigating The Ensign Group, Inc. (ENSG) and its Board for Possible Securities Law Violations

Newsfile Corp · 24 Sept 2026negative

Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP announced it is investigating The Ensign Group, Inc. and its board for possible securities law violations. The firm is seeking information from Ensign investors who have suffered losses or may have relevant information.

Why it matters — ENSG watchers would care because the company and its board are under investigation for potential securities violations, which could carry legal and regulatory implications.

Kaplan Fox Notifies The Ensign Group, Inc. (ENSG) Investors of a Pending Securities Investigation

Newsfile Corp · 22 Sept 2026negative

Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP announced that it is investigating potential securities violations against The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG). The law firm is inviting Ensign investors who have suffered losses or who have information regarding the investigation to contact the firm.

Why it matters — A pending securities investigation could signal potential legal or regulatory issues for The Ensign Group that investors may wish to monitor.

Kaplan Fox Alerts The Ensign Group, Inc. (ENSG) Investors: The Firm is Investigating Possible Securities Law Violations

Newsfile Corp · 19 Sept 2026negative

Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP announced it is investigating possible securities law violations against The Ensign Group, Inc. (ENSG). The firm is seeking information from Ensign investors who have suffered losses or who may have relevant information about the investigation.

Why it matters — ENSG watchers would care because the company is now subject to an active legal investigation into potential securities law violations, which could carry reputational and regulatory implications.

The Ensign Group, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.0650 Per Share

GlobeNewsWire · 18 Sept 2026positive

The Ensign Group, Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0650 per share of common stock, payable on or before October 31, 2026, to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2026. The announcement was made on September 18, 2026.

Why it matters — The declaration confirms the company's ongoing practice of returning cash to shareholders through regular quarterly dividends, which is a relevant factor for income-focused ENSG investors to track.

Lowey Dannenberg, P.C. is Investigating The Ensign Group (NASDAQ: ENSG) for Potential Violations of the Federal Securities Laws

GlobeNewsWire · 17 Sept 2026negative

On September 17, 2026, law firm Lowey Dannenberg P.C. announced that it is investigating The Ensign Group (NASDAQ: ENSG) for potential violations of federal securities laws. The investigation is being conducted by the New York-based firm.

Why it matters — A securities-law investigation by a plaintiffs' firm could foreshadow legal action or regulatory scrutiny for ENSG, which ENSG watchers would want to monitor.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about ENSG stock

What is the ENSG stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 5 Wall Street analysts covering The Ensign Group, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $225, with estimates ranging from $207 to $230. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is ENSG stock a buy right now?

Of the 5 analysts covering The Ensign Group, Inc., 4 rate it a Buy, 1 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks The Ensign Group, Inc. 63 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 23 Sept 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank ENSG?

As at 23 Sept 2026, The Ensign Group, Inc. ranks 63 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Volatility (94 of 100).

Will ENSG stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 5 analysts implies +29.8% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks The Ensign Group, Inc. 63 out of 100 as at 23 Sept 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the ENSG stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering The Ensign Group, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for ENSG are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $207 to $230 over the next 12 months.

How has ENSG stock performed over the past year?

The Ensign Group, Inc. returned +1.9% over the 12 months to 24 Sept 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does The Ensign Group, Inc. do?

The Ensign Group, Inc. is a healthcare services holding company that provides post-acute care through independent operating subsidiaries.

What is the latest news on ENSG?

The most recent item we track (Newsfile Corp, 24 Sept 2026): "Kaplan Fox is Investigating The Ensign Group, Inc. (ENSG) and its Board for Possible Securities Law Violations". Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP announced it is investigating The Ensign Group, Inc. and its board for possible securities law violations. The firm is seeking information from Ensign investors who have suffered losses or may have relevant information.

Company

About The Ensign Group, Inc.

The Ensign Group, Inc. is a healthcare services holding company that provides post-acute care through independent operating subsidiaries. The company focuses on skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and senior living services, including physical, occupational, and speech therapy, as well as related healthcare support services. It also operates ancillary businesses such as mobile diagnostics and medical transportation, and it acquires, leases, and owns healthcare real estate tied to the post-acute care continuum. The Ensign Group serves patients and residents across multiple U.S. states through a decentralized operating model, making it a notable participant in skilled care, long-term care, and healthcare property services. Headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, California, and founded in 1999, The Ensign Group plays a significant role in delivering care for aging and medically complex populations.

CEO Mr. Barry R. Port · 46,000 employees · United States · https://ensigngroup.net