Watch Ensign Group's
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts strongly back Ensign Group, with four out of six rating it a buy and the remainder rating it a hold. Analysts don't like Ensign Group as much as competitor Sunrise Senior Living overall. Ensign Group's rating hasn't changed over the past three months.
- Revenue forecasts: On average, analysts predict $202.5 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 17.2% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street earnings expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.47 per share. Estimates range from $0.43 to $0.57.
What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are solidly supporting the stock, with 97.5% assigning it an outperform rating. The greater community agrees with the All-Stars, as 96.4% give it a rating of outperform. Fools are impressed with Ensign Group and haven't been shy with their opinions lately, logging 115 posts in the past 30 days. Ensign Group has a bullish CAPS rating of five out of five stars that is about on par with the Fool community assessment.
Management:
Ensign Group's profit has risen year over year by an average of 30.7% over the past five quarters.
Quarter | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 |
Gross Margin | 19% | 20% | 19.8% | 19% |
Operating Margin | 12.2% | 12.9% | 13% | 12.3% |
Net Margin | 5.9% | 7% | 7% | 6.8% |
We can help you keep tabs on your companies with My Watchlist, our free, personalized service. Add Ensign Group now.
Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
Earnings estimates provided by Zacks.