The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG) Announces $0.07 Quarterly Dividend

The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG) announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, June 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of 0.065 per share on Friday, July 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th.

The Ensign Group has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.0%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 18 years. The Ensign Group has a payout ratio of 3.7% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect The Ensign Group to earn $7.30 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.26 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 3.6%.

The Ensign Group Stock Performance

Shares of ENSG stock traded up $0.16 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $153.81. 2,204,175 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 826,097. The Ensign Group has a 12 month low of $134.79 and a 12 month high of $218.00. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $176.43 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $185.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.99 billion, a PE ratio of 25.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 1.56.

The Ensign Group (NASDAQ:ENSG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $1.85 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.79 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.40 billion. The Ensign Group had a return on equity of 16.78% and a net margin of 6.89%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.52 earnings per share. The Ensign Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.480-7.620 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that The Ensign Group will post 6.82 EPS for the current year.

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.