The Ensign Group (NASDAQ:ENSG) vs. Privia Health Group (NASDAQ:PRVA) Critical Survey

Privia Health Group (NASDAQ:PRVA) and The Ensign Group (NASDAQ:ENSG) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

94.5% of Privia Health Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of The Ensign Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Privia Health Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of The Ensign Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Privia Health Group and The Ensign Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Privia Health Group	$2.12 billion	1.35	$22.92 million	$0.21	106.71
The Ensign Group	$5.06 billion	2.02	$343.97 million	$6.38	27.52

The Ensign Group has higher revenue and earnings than Privia Health Group. The Ensign Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Privia Health Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Privia Health Group and The Ensign Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Privia Health Group	0	3	11	0	2.79
The Ensign Group	0	2	4	0	2.67

Privia Health Group currently has a consensus price target of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.33%. The Ensign Group has a consensus price target of $216.25, suggesting a potential upside of 23.16%. Given Privia Health Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Privia Health Group is more favorable than The Ensign Group.

Risk and Volatility

Privia Health Group has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Ensign Group has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Privia Health Group and The Ensign Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Privia Health Group	1.19%	3.52%	2.00%
The Ensign Group	6.90%	16.75%	6.97%

Summary

The Ensign Group beats Privia Health Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Privia Health Group

Privia Health Group, Inc. operates as a national physician-enablement company in the United States. The company collaborates with medical groups, health plans, and health systems to optimize physician practices, enhance patient experiences, and reward doctors for delivering care in-person and virtual settings. It offers technology and population health tools to enhance independent providers' workflows; management services organization that enable providers to focus on their patients by reducing administrative work; single-TIN medical group that facilitates payer negotiation, clinical integration and alignment of financial incentives; accountable care organization, which engage patients, reduce inappropriate utilization, and enhance coordination and patient quality metrics to drive value-based care; and network for purchasers and payers that enable providers to connect with new patient populations and create custom contracts. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

About The Ensign Group

The Ensign Group, Inc. provides skilled nursing, senior living, and rehabilitative services. It operates through two segments: Skilled Services and Standard Bearer. The company's Skilled Services segment engages in the operation of skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation therapy services for patients with chronic conditions, prolonged illness, and the elderly; and offers nursing facilities including specialty care, such as on-site dialysis, ventilator care, cardiac, and pulmonary management, as well as standard services comprising room and board, special nutritional programs, social services, recreational activities, entertainment, and other services. Its Standard Bearer segment is comprised of selected real estate properties owned by Standard Bearer and leased to skilled nursing and senior living operators. In addition, the company 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. It operates in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in San Juan Capistrano, California.