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

The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG) declared 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 is Tuesday, June 30th.

The Ensign Group has increased its dividend by an average of 0.0%per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 18 consecutive years. The Ensign Group has a dividend payout ratio of 3.7% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities 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

ENSG traded up $0.16 during trading on Friday, reaching $153.81. 2,204,175 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 826,097. The Ensign Group has a 1 year low of $134.79 and a 1 year high of $218.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 1.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.68. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $176.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $185.83.

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