Pennant Group Inc (NASDAQ: PNTG) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -9.48 compared to its previous closing price of 29.85. However, the company has seen a fall of -7.12% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-07-01 that EAGLE, Idaho, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Pennant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG), the parent company of the Pennant group of affiliated home health, hospice, home care and senior living companies, announces the acquisition of a premier home health agency, GrandCare Health Services. The newly acquired agency, to be known as GrandCare Home Health, provides services in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties in California, and broadens Pennant’s service area in the region.
Is It Worth Investing in Pennant Group Inc (NASDAQ: PNTG) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Pennant Group Inc (NASDAQ: PNTG) is above average at 35.25x. The 36-month beta value for PNTG is also noteworthy at 1.51. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for PNTG is 33.06M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.86% of that float. The average trading volume of PNTG on July 02, 2025 was 208.86K shares.
PNTG’s Market Performance
The stock of Pennant Group Inc (PNTG) has seen a -7.12% decrease in the past week, with a -5.89% drop in the past month, and a 7.44% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.69%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.45% for PNTG. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.49% for PNTG’s stock, with a -5.80% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PNTG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PNTG stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for PNTG by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for PNTG in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $33 based on the research report published on December 19, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Stephens, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PNTG reach a price target of $18, previously predicting the price at $14. The rating they have provided for PNTG stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on January 05th, 2024.
Stifel gave a rating of “Buy” to PNTG, setting the target price at $16 in the report published on February 27th of the previous year.
PNTG Trading at -3.38% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PNTG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -27.23% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PNTG starting from Stringfield JoAnne, who sale 5,000 shares at the price of $29.47 back on May 20 ’25. After this action, Stringfield JoAnne now owns 30,275 shares of Pennant Group Inc, valued at $147,350 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PNTG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.06 for the present operating margin
- 0.13 for the gross margin
The net margin for Pennant Group Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 11.28, with 3.85 for asset returns.
Based on Pennant Group Inc (PNTG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.52 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.1. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.69.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 44.44 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.16. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.68. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.88for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.01. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.41.
Conclusion
In summary, Pennant Group Inc (PNTG) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
