Negative sentiment towards ENSG reflected in surge in short interest

Anna Perez

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Ensign Group Inc shares valued at $46,462 were purchased by Agwunobi John O on Nov 06 ’25. At $188.87 per share, Agwunobi John O acquired 246 shares.

Also, SMITH BARRY M sold 700 shares, netting a total of over 126,448 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $180.64 each, the insider now holds 25,052 shares.

Before that, SMITH BARRY M had added 700 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $126,448, the Director bought Ensign Group Inc shares for $180.64 each.

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

On last trading session, Ensign Group Inc [NASDAQ: ENSG] plunged -3.70% to $182.91. The stock’s lowest price that day was $182.675, but it reached a high of $188.87 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.44%. Over the course of the year, Ensign Group Inc shares have jumped approximately 19.25%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $193.99 on 11/05/25 and a 52-week low of $118.73 on 04/21/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Ensign Group Inc (ENSG)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 180.76, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 178.60. In the upper region, resistance lies at 186.98. The next price resistance is at 191.05. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 54.16 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Ensign Group Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Ensign Group Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.16 million shares to 2.0 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 1.84 million shares. A jump of 8.12% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.48 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.48.

Which companies own the most shares of Ensign Group Inc (ENSG)?

In terms of Ensign Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 205 in the next 12 months, up nearly 7.93% from the previous closing price of $189.93. Analysts anticipate Ensign Group Inc stock to reach 220 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 190. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Ensign Group Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.

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