Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Ensign Group Inc shares valued at $107,436 were sold by SMITH BARRY M on Jul 01 ’25. At $153.48 per share, SMITH BARRY M sold 700 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 27,852 shares worth approximately $4.18 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, SMITH BARRY M purchased 700 shares, netting a total of over 107,436 in proceeds.
Before that, Wittekind Beverly B. had sold 4,719 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $731,445, the VP and Chief Legal Officer traded Ensign Group Inc shares for $155.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,719 shares, worth approximately $5.81 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
On last trading session, Ensign Group Inc [NASDAQ: ENSG] rose 0.86% to $150.18. The stock’s lowest price that day was $148.77, but it reached a high of $151.74 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.35%. Over the course of the year, Ensign Group Inc shares have jumped approximately 20.98%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $157.68 on 06/18/25 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 148.72, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 147.26. In the upper region, resistance lies at 151.69. The next price resistance is at 153.20. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.73 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 steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -0.39 million shares to 2.37 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 2.76 million shares. A decline of -16.61% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.8 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.8.
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 165 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.81% from the previous closing price of $148.9. Analysts anticipate Ensign Group Inc stock to reach 170 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 105. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Ensign Group Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
