In the past week, ENSG stock has gone up by 4.62%, with a monthly gain of 5.86% and a quarterly surge of 19.55%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.66%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.08% for Ensign Group Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.58% for ENSG’s stock, with a 11.58% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Ensign Group Inc (NASDAQ: ENSG) Right Now?
Ensign Group Inc (NASDAQ: ENSG) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.37x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for ENSG is 1.04. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ENSG is 55.47M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.53% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ENSG on June 19, 2025 was 435.48K shares.
ENSG) stock’s latest price update
Ensign Group Inc (NASDAQ: ENSG)’s stock price has gone rise by 1.63 in comparison to its previous close of 153.85, however, the company has experienced a 4.62% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-18 that Ensign Energy Services delivered a solid Q1, converting a prior loss into a C$3.9M net profit and generating strong free cash flow. The company is prioritizing aggressive debt reduction, targeting a C$200M net debt cut in 2024, aiming for the lowest leverage in a decade. Lower capex and declining interest expenses should further boost free cash flow, even if EBITDA declines by 10% this year.
Analysts’ Opinion of ENSG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ENSG stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for ENSG by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for ENSG in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $175 based on the research report published on November 21, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Macquarie, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ENSG reach a price target of $134. The rating they have provided for ENSG stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on June 28th, 2024.
Berenberg gave a rating of “Buy” to ENSG, setting the target price at $110 in the report published on September 28th of the previous year.
ENSG Trading at 12.09% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ENSG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.32% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ENSG starting from Wittekind Beverly B., who proposed sale 4,719 shares at the price of $155.00 back on Jun 18 ’25. After this action, Wittekind Beverly B. now owns shares of Ensign Group Inc, valued at $731,445 using the latest closing price.
SMITH BARRY M, the Director of Ensign Group Inc, sale 700 shares at $146.51 during a trade that took place back on Jun 02 ’25, which means that SMITH BARRY M is holding 28,552 shares at $102,557 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ENSG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.15 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ensign Group Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 17.66, with 6.82 for asset returns.
Based on Ensign Group Inc (ENSG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.51 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.04. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 45.18.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 461.46 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.48. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.42. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.57for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.93. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.40.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Ensign Group Inc (ENSG) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
