Ensign Group (ENSG) reported $1.17 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 16.1%. EPS of $1.52 for the same period compares to $1.30 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.23% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.17 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.50, the EPS surprise was +1.33%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Ensign Group performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

Actual patient days: 2,538,135 compared to the 2,554,506 average estimate based on two analysts. Revenue- Rental revenue: $6 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $6.60 million. Service Revenue- Skilled Services: $1.12 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.12 billion. Revenue- Service revenue: $1.17 billion versus $1.16 billion estimated by two analysts on average.

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Shares of Ensign Group have returned -1.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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