Ensign (ENSG) closed at $176.63 on Oct 16, 2026, down 0.8% on the day. The stock is up 1.0% over the past month, up 2.7% over three months, up 1.5% year to date and down 0.6% over the past year. It trades 18.9% below its 52-week high of $217.84 and 24.8% above its 52-week low of $141.52. The close sits above its 50-day moving average ($175.67) and below its 200-day moving average ($181.52).
NextPick tracks ENSG in its Hospitals & Care basket alongside HCA, THC, EHC and UHS. As of Oct 16, 2026, the basket's money-flow score is 29 (weak inflow), and the basket is up 2.8% over five sessions. Over the past month ENSG ranks 5th of 5 basket members by price change.
No — the Oct 16, 2026 close of $176.63 is 2.7% below the 200-day average of $181.52.
ENSG closed 18.9% below its 52-week high of $217.84.
NextPick groups ENSG with HCA, THC, EHC and UHS in its Hospitals & Care basket.
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 and board, special nutritional programs, social services, recreational activities, entertainment, and other services. The Standard Bearer segment leases post-acute care properties to healthcare operators. In addition, the company operates senior living units; and provides ancillary services consisting of digital x-ray, ultrasound, electrocardiograms, sub-acute services, dialysis, respiratory, and long-term care pharmacy and patient transportation to people in their homes or at long-term care facilities, as well as mobile diagnostics. The company operates healthcare facilities in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Oregon, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in San Juan Capistrano, California.
