Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Ensign Group Inc shares valued at $90,580 were sold by SMITH BARRY M on Apr 01 ’25. At $129.40 per share, SMITH BARRY M sold 700 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 29,352 shares worth approximately $3.76 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, SMITH BARRY M purchased 700 shares, netting a total of over 90,580 in proceeds.
Before that, SMITH BARRY M had sold 700 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $90,405, the Director traded Ensign Group Inc shares for $129.15 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 700 shares, worth approximately $3.85 million.
As published in their initiating research note from UBS on November 21, 2024, Ensign Group Inc [ENSG] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $175. Analysts at Macquarie started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of September 28, 2023, Berenberg has initiated its “Buy” rating for ENSG.
Analyzing ENSG Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.23%. Over the course of the year, Ensign Group Inc shares have dropped approximately -3.67%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $149.31 on 02/05/25 and a 52-week low of $122.56 on 04/09/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $129.22, while a 200-day SMA reached $139.55.
Support And Resistance Levels for Ensign Group Inc (ENSG)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 126.70, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 125.43. In the upper region, resistance lies at 129.72. The next price resistance is at 131.47. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.46 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -0.43, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 57.80%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
