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Trend Edge Setup Score
Trend Edge rates ENSG Bullish with a Setup Score of 0, net conviction 39, actionability 0. How the Setup Score works →
Total Setup Score
0
Directional Bias
Bullish
Net Conviction
39
Actionability
0 (in range)
Key signals behind this score
Fresh Trend Turn — 10wk turn 4w
80wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 168 vs px 181)
200wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 135 vs px 181)
Seasonal Tailwind — october med 3.6% (mag 2/3) · posClose 61.11% (rel 1/3) · n18 ×0.75 = 4.7
Founder-Led — founder/CEO led
Hidden Gem — stWatch 545
About The 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 a… Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Medical Care Facilities
Exchange: NASDAQ
IPO Date: November 9, 2007
Headquarters: 29222 Rancho Viejo Road, San Juan Capistrano, CA, United States, 92675
Hidden Gem: Yes — undiscovered relative to its market cap tier
Founder-Led: Yes — Christopher R. Christensen (Executive Chairman, Director)
Key Metrics
Current Price
$173.54
Market Cap
$10.48B
Float
55.7M
Shares Outstanding
58.3M
P/E (Forward)
23.64
P/E (TTM)
28.15
Price/Sales (TTM)
1.91
vs. Analyst Target
+26.8% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
6.90%
Operating Margin (TTM)
9.04%
Revenue (TTM)
$5.49B
Earnings Growth (YoY)
16.70%
Dividend Rate
0.3%
Analyst Target Price
$220.00 (5 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
$2.40B
$170M
$407M
$282M
2021
$2.63B
$195M
$468M
$321M
2022
$3.03B
$225M
$518M
$360M
2023
$3.73B
$209M
$591M
$353M
2024
$4.26B
$298M
$668M
$479M
2025
$5.06B
$344M
$799M
$568M
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Sep 2025
$1.30B
$83.8M
Dec 2025
$1.36B
$95.5M
Mar 2026
$1.39B
$99.7M
Jun 2026
$1.44B
$99.7M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
3.5%
Institutional Ownership
92.7%
Short Float
3.0%
% of All Funds Holding
6.15%
Number of Funds Holding
541
Current Moving Averages
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$173.99
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$182.42
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$167.77
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$135.35
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$181.34
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$165.84
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$142.56
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume
creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
Price Level
Type
Volume Ratio
Age
$163.00
support
1.05x
0 months ago
$185.00
resistance
1.41x
2 months ago
$124.00
support
1.69x
24 months ago
Historical Earnings Reactions (76 events)
Timeframe
Avg Return
Median
Win Rate
Best
Worst
Gap
0.76%
0.16%
56.58%
8.91%
-3.60%
1 Day
1.12%
0.67%
60.53%
14.95%
-8.70%
1 Week
1.62%
1.38%
57.89%
23.81%
-25.67%
2 Weeks
2.78%
2.17%
57.89%
22.09%
-27.23%
1 Month
3.87%
3.49%
64.00%
35.98%
-31.83%
Next earnings: October 15, 2026 (48 days away)
Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns
Monthly Seasonality
Month
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Jan
-0.9%
42.1%
19
Feb
3.0%
52.6%
19
Mar
3.9%
68.4%
19
Apr
-2.5%
36.8%
19
May
3.9%
68.4%
19
Jun
3.6%
63.2%
19
Jul
4.5%
78.9%
19
Aug
1.7%
55.6%
18
Sep
-0.5%
44.4%
18
Oct
2.0%
61.1%
18
Nov
5.1%
72.2%
18
Dec
1.5%
57.9%
19
Day-of-Week Tendencies
Day
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Monday
0.04%
52.7%
888
Tuesday
0.20%
51.3%
971
Wednesday
0.04%
51.2%
970
Thursday
0.10%
51.5%
950
Friday
0.17%
53.8%
945
Top Institutional Holders
Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.
Total institutional ownership: 92.7%
Insider Transactions — Smart Summary
Total insider ownership: 3.5%
Founder-led management: Christopher R. Christensen (Executive Chairman, Director)
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