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ENSIGN GROUP, INC ENSG
ENSIGN GROUP, INC (ENSG) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.15% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $5.1B at a 6.8% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.55 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | Truist Securities | Hold (main) |
| 2026-07-14 | Truist Securities | Hold (main) |
| 2026-02-09 | RBC Capital | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-02-06 | Truist Securities | Hold (main) |
| 2025-11-14 | RBC Capital | Outperform (main) |
| 2025-11-10 | Truist Securities | Hold (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.069 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.321 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.078 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.692 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENSG | ENSIGN GROUP, INC | 5/9 | 2.75 | 27.7 | +18.7% |
| PACS | PACS Group, Inc. | 7/9 | 0.85 | 34.6 | +29.3% |
| NHC | NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP | 7/9 | 5.74 | 26.9 | +16.1% |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. | 5/9 | 6.79 | 31.1 | +15.1% |
| MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP | 6/9 | 4.49 | 20.7 | +17.8% |
| META | Meta Platforms, Inc. | 4/9 | 5.34 | 23.1 | +22.2% |
| BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | 3/9 | — | — | +8.1% |
About ENSIGN GROUP, INC
The Ensign Group, Inc. provides skilled nursing, senior living, and rehabilitative services. It operates through two segments: Skilled Services and Standard Bearer. The Skilled Services segment provides short and long-term nursing care services for patients with chronic conditions, prolonged illness, and the elderly; specialty care, such as on-site dialysis, ventilator care, cardiac, and pulmonary management; and standard services, such as room and board, special nutritional programs, social services, recreational activities, entertainment, and other services. The Standard Bearer segment leases post-acute care properties to healthcare operators. In addition, the company operates senior living units; and provides ancillary services consisting of digital x-ray, ultrasound, electrocardiograms, sub-acute services, dialysis, respiratory, and long-term care pharmacy and patient transportation to people in their homes or at long-term care facilities, as well as mobile diagnostics. The company operates healthcare facilities in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Oregon, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in San Juan Capistrano, California.
FAQ
Is ENSG financially healthy?
ENSIGN GROUP, INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does ENSG pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. ENSIGN GROUP, INC pays a dividend yielding about 0.15% with a 4.2% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is ENSG?
In FY2025, ENSIGN GROUP, INC had a net margin of 6.8% and a return on equity of 15.4%.
Is ENSG overvalued or undervalued?
ENSIGN GROUP, INC trades at about 31.1× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 19.8×–31.0×, median 25.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for ENSG?
The average Wall-Street price target for ENSIGN GROUP, INC is $220.00, about 21.1% above the recent price, from 5 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is ENSG a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on ENSIGN GROUP, INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 27.7×, a dividend yield of 0.15%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.