Mark Vincent Parkinson Sells 100 Shares of The Ensign Group (NASDAQ:ENSG) Stock

The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG) Director Mark Vincent Parkinson sold 100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.60, for a total value of $19,660.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 3,400 shares in the company, valued at $668,440. This represents a 2.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Mark Vincent Parkinson also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, February 9th, Mark Vincent Parkinson sold 100 shares of The Ensign Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $198.00, for a total value of $19,800.00.

The Ensign Group Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of ENSG stock opened at $200.11 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $205.95 and its 200 day moving average price is $188.48. The Ensign Group, Inc. has a 1-year low of $118.73 and a 1-year high of $218.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.59 billion, a PE ratio of 34.27, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.42.

The Ensign Group (NASDAQ:ENSG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The company reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.75 by $0.07. The Ensign Group had a return on equity of 16.76% and a net margin of 6.80%.The firm had revenue of $1.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.37 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.49 earnings per share. The Ensign Group’s quarterly revenue was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. The Ensign Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.410-7.610 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that The Ensign Group, Inc. will post 5.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

The Ensign Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be issued a $0.065 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.26 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The Ensign Group’s dividend payout ratio is 4.45%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ENSG has been the topic of several research reports. Truist Financial set a $215.00 target price on The Ensign Group and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Wall Street Zen raised The Ensign Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Zacks Research lowered The Ensign Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 6th. UBS Group set a $230.00 target price on The Ensign Group and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of The Ensign Group in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $204.60.

Institutional Trading of The Ensign Group

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in ENSG. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in shares of The Ensign Group by 9.9% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 161,946 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,956,000 after acquiring an additional 14,590 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of The Ensign Group by 150.3% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of The Ensign Group by 65.9% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Amundi boosted its stake in shares of The Ensign Group by 480,216.7% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 57,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,583,000 after acquiring an additional 57,626 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its stake in shares of The Ensign Group by 26.1% during the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 2,037 shares of the company’s stock valued at $314,000 after acquiring an additional 421 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.12% of the company’s stock.

About The Ensign Group

The Ensign Group, Inc is a diversified provider of post-acute healthcare services in the United States, operating a network of skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, home health and hospice care centers. The company’s model emphasizes integrated care by employing multidisciplinary teams—including nursing staff, therapists and physicians—to deliver personalized rehabilitation and long-term care services for seniors and other patients recovering from injury, illness or surgery.

Through its owned and managed centers, The Ensign Group offers a broad spectrum of rehabilitation services such as physical, occupational and speech therapy.