Ensign Group (ENSG) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions

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ENSG Stock Forecast

Ensign Group stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $159.00 (represents a 18.14% upside from ENSG’s last price of $134.59) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 5 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

ENSG Price Target

The average price target for Ensign Group (ENSG) is $159.00 based on 1-year price targets from 5 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $170.00 to $134.00. This represents a potential 18.14% upside from ENSG's last price of $134.59.

ENSG Analyst Ratings

Buy

According to 5 Wall Street analysts, Ensign Group's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for ENSG stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 5 'Buy' (100.00%), 0 'Hold' (0.00%), 0 'Sell' (0.00%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Ensign Group Price Target by Analyst

Date	Analyst	Company	Price Target	Price when Published	Price Target/Price when Published	Price Target/Last Closing Price
Oct 28, 2024	David Macdonald	Truist Financial	$170.00	$152.57	11.42%	26.31%
Oct 21, 2024	Ben Hendrix	RBC Capital	$167.00	$149.56	11.66%	24.08%
Sep 16, 2024	Michael Wiederhorn	Oppenheimer	$165.00	$152.73	8.03%	22.59%
Jun 28, 2024	Tao Qiu	Macquarie	$134.00	$120.84	10.89%	-0.44%
May 31, 2024	Ben Hendrix	RBC Capital	$133.00	$118.49	12.25%	-1.18%
Sep 15, 2022		Stifel Nicolaus	$105.00	$85.28	23.13%	-21.99%
Jul 26, 2022	David MacDonald	Truist Financial	$85.00	$78.77	7.91%	-36.85%
May 03, 2022		RBC Capital	$101.00	$79.04	27.78%	-24.96%

The latest Ensign Group stock forecast, released on Oct 28, 2024 by David Macdonald from Truist Financial, set a price target of $170.00, which represents a 11.42% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($152.57), and a 26.31% increase from ENSG last price ($134.59).

Ensign Group Price Target by Period

	1M	3M	12M
# Anlaysts	-	2	5
Avg Price Target	-	$168.50	$153.80
Last Closing Price	$134.59	$134.59	$134.59
Upside/Downside	-100.00%	25.20%	14.27%

In the current month, the average price target of Ensign Group stock is -, according to 0 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a -100.00% decrease as opposed to Ensign Group's last price of $134.59. This month's average price target is down -100.00% compared to last quarter, and down -100.00% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades

Date	Company	Previous Rating	New Rating	Rating Change
Nov 21, 2024	UBS		Buy	Initialise
Oct 28, 2024	Stephens	Overweight	Overweight	Hold
Oct 21, 2024	RBC Capital	Outperform	Outperform	Hold
Sep 16, 2024	Oppenheimer	Outperform	Outperform	Hold
Jul 15, 2024	Stephens	Hold	Hold	Hold
Jun 28, 2024	Macquarie		Outperform	Initialise
May 31, 2024	RBC Capital	Outperform	Outperform	Hold
May 06, 2024	Oppenheimer	Outperform	Outperform	Hold
Apr 01, 2024	Stephens	Overweight	Overweight	Hold
Feb 06, 2024	RBC Capital	Outperform	Outperform	Hold
May 01, 2023	RBC Capital	Outperform	Outperform	Hold
Feb 03, 2023	Oppenheimer	Outperform	Outperform	Hold

Ensign Group's last stock rating was published by UBS on Nov 21, 2024. The company Initialise its ENSG rating from "null" to "Buy".

Ensign Group Financial Forecast

Ensign Group Revenue Forecast

	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$980.38M	$940.79M	$921.35M	$886.84M	$809.53M	$770.00M	$732.49M	$713.45M	$693.14M	$668.53M	$638.54M	$627.25M	$629.03M	$599.25M	$584.70M	$589.61M	$311.15M	$600.51M
Avg Forecast	$1.37B	$1.33B	$1.30B	$1.28B	$1.24B	$1.20B	$1.17B	$1.15B	$1.13B	$1.07B	$1.02B	$1.00B	$975.72M	$938.73M	$917.46M	$846.91M	$802.31M	$751.25M	$729.44M	$704.36M	$698.33M	$666.52M	$647.76M	$631.97M	$642.50M	$599.26M	$573.75M	$582.83M	$550.56M	$601.08M
High Forecast	$1.39B	$1.35B	$1.32B	$1.30B	$1.25B	$1.22B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.14B	$1.07B	$1.02B	$1.00B	$979.59M	$940.83M	$931.86M	$860.20M	$814.90M	$751.25M	$729.44M	$704.36M	$698.33M	$666.52M	$647.76M	$631.97M	$642.50M	$599.26M	$573.75M	$582.83M	$550.56M	$601.08M
Low Forecast	$1.34B	$1.30B	$1.28B	$1.26B	$1.21B	$1.17B	$1.15B	$1.10B	$1.11B	$1.07B	$1.02B	$1.00B	$972.52M	$935.20M	$899.70M	$830.52M	$786.78M	$751.25M	$729.44M	$704.36M	$698.33M	$666.52M	$647.76M	$631.97M	$642.50M	$599.26M	$573.75M	$582.83M	$550.56M	$601.08M
# Analysts	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	4	4	2	1	1	3	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	15	9	9	8	8
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.05%	1.01%	1.02%	1.00%	1.01%	0.99%	1.00%	0.99%	0.99%	0.98%	1.00%	1.02%	1.01%	0.57%	1.00%

Ensign Group's average Quarter revenue forecast for Mar 24 based on 1 analysts is $1.00B, with a low forecast of $1.00B, and a high forecast of $1.00B. ENSG's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a 2.40% increase compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $980.38M (Dec 23).

Ensign Group EBITDA Forecast

	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19
# Analysts	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	4	4	2	1	1	3	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	15	9	9	8	8
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$48.38M	$102.52M	$96.53M	$97.53M	$96.40M	$90.50M	$90.50M	$82.97M	$82.27M	$79.43M	$78.61M	$77.45M	$70.69M	$69.42M	$69.68M	$70.86M	$45.84M	$53.33M
Avg Forecast	$148.61M	$144.34M	$141.37M	$139.06M	$134.13M	$130.06M	$127.58M	$125.17M	$122.64M	$116.24M	$110.82M	$99.67M	$105.95M	$101.93M	$99.62M	$90.61M	$90.49M	$81.57M	$79.21M	$82.37M	$75.83M	$72.37M	$70.34M	$74.69M	$69.77M	$65.07M	$62.30M	$53.72M	$59.78M	$65.27M
High Forecast	$150.94M	$146.60M	$143.59M	$141.24M	$136.23M	$132.10M	$129.58M	$129.64M	$123.73M	$116.63M	$110.82M	$119.61M	$106.37M	$102.16M	$101.19M	$108.73M	$108.59M	$81.57M	$79.21M	$98.85M	$75.83M	$72.37M	$70.34M	$89.63M	$69.77M	$65.07M	$62.30M	$64.46M	$59.78M	$65.27M
Low Forecast	$145.73M	$141.54M	$138.63M	$136.37M	$131.53M	$127.54M	$125.11M	$119.58M	$120.26M	$115.85M	$110.82M	$79.74M	$105.60M	$101.55M	$97.69M	$72.49M	$72.39M	$81.57M	$79.21M	$65.90M	$75.83M	$72.37M	$70.34M	$59.75M	$69.77M	$65.07M	$62.30M	$42.97M	$59.78M	$65.27M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.46%	1.01%	0.97%	1.08%	1.07%	1.11%	1.14%	1.01%	1.08%	1.10%	1.12%	1.04%	1.01%	1.07%	1.12%	1.32%	0.77%	0.82%

1 analysts predict ENSG's average Quarter EBITDA for Mar 24 to be $99.67M, with a high of $119.61M and a low of $79.74M. This is 106.02% upper than Ensign Group's previous annual EBITDA (Dec 23) of $48.38M.

Ensign Group Net Income Forecast

	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19
# Analysts	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	4	4	2	1	1	3	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	15	9	9	8	8
Net Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$21.69M	$63.86M	$63.99M	$59.85M	$60.47M	$56.18M	$57.69M	$50.34M	$48.96M	$47.28M	$49.42M	$49.21M	$46.32M	$43.06M	$40.25M	$40.85M	$27.39M	$27.16M
Avg Forecast	$105.04M	$105.82M	$98.97M	$96.98M	$93.74M	$90.97M	$88.01M	$86.78M	$86.44M	$80.55M	$76.20M	$60.29M	$74.52M	$69.55M	$66.63M	$54.81M	$53.61M	$60.45M	$58.13M	$49.83M	$55.81M	$52.21M	$51.05M	$47.45M	$45.25M	$42.20M	$31.47M	$30.97M	$31.79M	$31.37M
High Forecast	$107.18M	$107.98M	$100.99M	$98.96M	$95.66M	$92.83M	$89.81M	$89.72M	$87.02M	$80.96M	$77.33M	$72.35M	$75.10M	$70.13M	$68.15M	$65.77M	$64.34M	$60.45M	$58.13M	$59.79M	$55.81M	$52.21M	$51.05M	$56.94M	$45.25M	$42.20M	$31.47M	$37.16M	$31.79M	$31.37M
Low Forecast	$102.40M	$103.16M	$96.48M	$94.54M	$91.39M	$88.68M	$85.80M	$84.44M	$85.85M	$80.13M	$75.06M	$48.23M	$73.93M	$68.96M	$65.10M	$43.85M	$42.89M	$60.45M	$58.13M	$39.86M	$55.81M	$52.21M	$51.05M	$37.96M	$45.25M	$42.20M	$31.47M	$24.77M	$31.79M	$31.37M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.29%	0.92%	0.96%	1.09%	1.13%	0.93%	0.99%	1.01%	0.88%	0.91%	0.97%	1.04%	1.02%	1.02%	1.28%	1.32%	0.86%	0.87%

Ensign Group's average Quarter net income forecast for Mar 24 is $60.29M, with a range of $48.23M to $72.35M. ENSG's average Quarter net income forecast represents a 177.95% increase compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $21.69M (Dec 23).

Ensign Group SG&A Forecast

	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19
# Analysts	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	4	4	2	1	1	3	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	15	9	9	8	8
SG&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$106.56M	$51.13M	$53.43M	$51.89M	$42.77M	$39.25M	$38.53M	$38.26M	$42.03M	$38.55M	$36.91M	$34.27M	$33.25M	$32.82M	$31.43M	$32.25M	$15.58M	$31.71M
Avg Forecast	$79.16M	$76.89M	$75.31M	$74.08M	$71.45M	$69.28M	$67.96M	$66.68M	$65.33M	$61.92M	$59.03M	$45.82M	$56.44M	$54.30M	$53.07M	$41.65M	$46.23M	$43.45M	$42.19M	$37.87M	$40.39M	$38.55M	$37.47M	$33.05M	$37.16M	$34.66M	$33.19M	$24.45M	$31.85M	$34.77M
High Forecast	$80.41M	$78.09M	$76.49M	$75.24M	$72.57M	$70.37M	$69.03M	$69.06M	$65.91M	$62.13M	$59.03M	$54.98M	$56.66M	$54.42M	$53.90M	$49.98M	$55.47M	$43.45M	$42.19M	$45.44M	$40.39M	$38.55M	$37.47M	$39.66M	$37.16M	$34.66M	$33.19M	$29.34M	$31.85M	$34.77M
Low Forecast	$77.63M	$75.40M	$73.85M	$72.64M	$70.07M	$67.94M	$66.65M	$63.70M	$64.06M	$61.71M	$59.03M	$36.65M	$56.25M	$54.10M	$52.04M	$33.32M	$36.98M	$43.45M	$42.19M	$30.29M	$40.39M	$38.55M	$37.47M	$26.44M	$37.16M	$34.66M	$33.19M	$19.56M	$31.85M	$34.77M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.89%	0.94%	1.01%	1.25%	0.93%	0.90%	0.91%	1.01%	1.04%	1.00%	0.99%	1.04%	0.89%	0.95%	0.95%	1.32%	0.49%	0.91%

Ensign Group's average Quarter SG&A projection for Mar 24 is $45.82M, based on 1 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $36.65M to $54.98M. The forecast indicates a -57.00% fall compared to ENSG last annual SG&A of $106.56M (Dec 23).

Ensign Group EPS Forecast

	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19
# Analysts	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	4	4	2	1	1	3	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	15	9	9	8	8
EPS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$0.39	$1.14	$1.15	$1.08	$1.10	$1.02	$1.05	$0.92	$0.90	$0.87	$0.91	$0.91	$0.86	$0.81	$0.76	$0.76	$0.51	$0.50
Avg Forecast	$1.80	$1.81	$1.69	$1.66	$1.60	$1.56	$1.51	$1.48	$1.48	$1.38	$1.30	$1.28	$1.27	$1.19	$1.14	$1.08	$1.10	$1.04	$1.00	$0.97	$0.96	$0.90	$0.88	$0.83	$0.78	$0.73	$0.54	$0.61	$0.55	$0.54
High Forecast	$1.83	$1.85	$1.73	$1.69	$1.64	$1.59	$1.54	$1.54	$1.49	$1.39	$1.32	$1.31	$1.29	$1.20	$1.17	$1.11	$1.12	$1.04	$1.00	$0.97	$0.96	$0.90	$0.88	$0.83	$0.78	$0.73	$0.54	$0.61	$0.55	$0.54
Low Forecast	$1.75	$1.77	$1.65	$1.62	$1.56	$1.52	$1.47	$1.44	$1.47	$1.37	$1.28	$1.25	$1.26	$1.18	$1.11	$1.06	$1.07	$1.04	$1.00	$0.97	$0.96	$0.90	$0.88	$0.83	$0.78	$0.73	$0.54	$0.61	$0.55	$0.54
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.31%	0.96%	1.01%	1.00%	1.00%	0.98%	1.05%	0.95%	0.94%	0.97%	1.03%	1.09%	1.10%	1.11%	1.40%	1.24%	0.93%	0.92%

According to 1 Wall Street analysts, Ensign Group's projected average Quarter EPS for Mar 24 is $1.28, with a low estimate of $1.25 and a high estimate of $1.31. This represents a 229.49% increase compared to ENSG previous annual EPS of $0.39 (Dec 23).

Ensign Group Peer Comparison by Price Target

Ticker	Company	Last Closing Price	Avg Price Target	Upside/Downside	Avg Rating
SEM	Select Medical	$19.12	$40.00	109.21%	Buy
ACHC	Acadia Healthcare Company	$39.64	$81.50	105.60%	Buy
AMED	Amedisys	$85.37	$143.38	67.95%	Hold
INNV	InnovAge	$4.08	$6.80	66.67%	Hold
SGRY	Surgery Partners	$21.03	$35.00	66.43%	Buy
UHS	Universal Health Services	$182.60	$249.67	36.73%	Hold
PNTG	Pennant Group	$29.21	$34.67	18.69%	Buy
HCSG	Healthcare Services Group	$11.80	$14.00	18.64%	Hold
OPCH	Option Care Health	$23.42	$27.33	16.70%	Buy
EHAB	Enhabit	$8.29	$9.50	14.60%	Hold
ENSG	Ensign Group	$140.00	$159.00	13.57%	Buy
ADUS	Addus HomeCare	$130.73	$146.20	11.83%	Buy
EHC	Encompass Health	$96.94	$107.50	10.89%	Buy

ENSG Forecast FAQ

Is Ensign Group a good buy?

Yes, according to 5 Wall Street analysts, Ensign Group (ENSG) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 5 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 100.00% of ENSG's total ratings.

What is ENSG's price target?

Ensign Group (ENSG) average price target is $159 with a range of $134 to $170, implying a 18.14% from its last price of $134.59. The data is based on 5 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

Will Ensign Group stock go up soon?

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for ENSG stock, the company can go up by 18.14% (from the last price of $134.59 to the average price target of $159), up by 26.31% based on the highest stock price target, and down by -0.44% based on the lowest stock price target.

Can Ensign Group stock reach $200?

ENSG's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $159 does not support the claim that Ensign Group can reach $200 in the near future.

What are Ensign Group's analysts' financial forecasts?

Ensign Group's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2025) are as follows: average revenue is $4.76B (high $4.86B, low $4.64B), average EBITDA is $516.93M (high $527.55M, low $503.76M), average net income is $359.51M (high $368.01M, low $350.31M), average SG&A $275.37M (high $281.03M, low $268.35M), and average EPS is $6.15 (high $6.3, low $5.99). ENSG's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $5.28B (high $5.36B, low $5.18B), average EBITDA is $573.37M (high $582.37M, low $562.28M), average net income is $406.81M (high $415.12M, low $396.58M), average SG&A $305.43M (high $310.23M, low $299.52M), and average EPS is $6.96 (high $7.1, low $6.79).

Did the ENSG's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?

Based on Ensign Group's last annual report (Dec 2023), the company's revenue was $3.73B, beating the average analysts forecast of $3.68B by 1.37%. Apple's EBITDA was $336.61M, missing the average prediction of $398.11M by -15.45%. The company's net income was $209.4M, missing the average estimation of $265.5M by -21.13%. Apple's SG&A was $263M, beating the average forecast of $205.46M by 28.01%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $3.76, missing the average prediction of $4.69 by -19.83%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Dec 2023), Ensign Group's revenue was $980.38M, beating the average analysts' forecast of $975.72M by 0.48%. The company's EBITDA was $48.38M, missing the average prediction of $105.95M by -54.34%. Ensign Group's net income was $21.69M, missing the average estimation of $74.52M by -70.89%. The company's SG&A was $106.56M, beating the average forecast of $56.44M by 88.80%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $0.39, missing the average prediction of $1.27 by -69.41%