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title: "Ensign Signals Confidence with Higher 2026 Outlook after Solid Quarter"
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# Ensign Signals Confidence with Higher 2026 Outlook after Solid Quarter

**Ensign Group Inc.** (NASDAQ:ENSG) stock is trading up after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and raised fiscal 2026 estimates.

The skilled nursing facility operator reported adjusted earnings of $1.92 per share, beating the consensus of $1.84.

Sales of $1.44 billion, up 17.3% year over year, were in line with the estimates.

 **• Ensign Group shares are climbing with conviction. Why is ENSG stock surging?**

## **Occupancy, Skilled Mix and Medicare Trends Improve**

Same Facility and Transitioning Facility occupancy were 84.1% and 84.7%, an increase of 2.7% and 2.3%, respectively, over the prior year quarter.

Skilled mix revenue increased by 10.1% and 14.0%, respectively, and skilled days increased by 6.2% and 9.4%, respectively.

Medicare revenue for the quarter improved by 9.8% and 9.6%, respectively, and Medicare days improved by 5.1% and 5.2%, respectively.

Managed care revenue improved by 6.1% and 16.2%, respectively, and managed care days for the quarter improved by 1.9% and 7.6%, respectively.

Skilled services revenue for the quarter increased by 6.6% and 6.1%.

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## **Management Highlights Acquisition Pipeline**

Speaking to the company’s acquisition growth, **Chad Keetch**, Ensign’s chief investment officer and executive vice president, said, 

“In addition, we continue to acquire new operations with significant long-term upside and expect to maintain a healthy pace of growth … We continue to see opportunities that include everything from larger portfolios, landlords looking to replace current tenants, nonprofits looking to divest of their post-acute assets and a steady flow of traditional one-sie two-sies,” Keetch added.

“We continue to see strong demand across our portfolio, improving occupancy and skilled mix. We also continue to grow in a disciplined way through acquisitions. We believe our results this quarter position us well for the remainder of the year and reinforce our confidence in our long-term strategy,” said **Barry Port**, CEO of The Ensign Group.

## **Ensign Raises FY2026 Earnings and Revenue Guidance**

Ensign Group raised its fiscal 2026 earnings guidance from $7.48-$7.62 per share to $7.75-$7.85 per share compared to the consensus of $7.04.

The facilities operator also raised its 2026 sales guidance from $5.81 billion-$5.86 billion to $5.87 billion-$5.92 billion compared to $5.842 billion.

**ENSG Stock Price Activity**: Ensign Group shares were up 4.46% at $180.71 at the time of publication on Monday, according to Benzinga Pro data.

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