After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that Encompass Health announces preliminary plans to build a 60-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Avondale, Arizona.
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Encompass Health Corp is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Healthcare sector and is a part of the Medical Care Facilities industry. The current market capitalization of Encompass Health Corp is $7.54B. A total of 0.68 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 587.38K shares.
Insider Activity
Additionally, investors take into account insider trades when predicting how a stock will perform. During the recent three months, EHC has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 48 BUYs and 9 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 69,832 shares during that period but sold 50,620.
In the most recent transaction, COLTHARP DOUGLAS E sold 11,215 shares of EHC for 63.39 per share on Nov 13. After the transaction, the EVP & Chief Financial Officer now owns 116,293 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 17, Charbonneau Elissa Joy sold 8,294 shares at 69.58 per share. EHC shares that Chief Medical Officer owns now total 23,081.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Tarr Mark J disposed of 25,330 shares on Aug 16 at a per-share price of $71.06. This resulted in the President & CEO holding 497,405 shares of EHC after the transaction.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Encompass Health Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.60, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.80%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.66. EHC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 12/29/2023 when it declared a $0.15 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/16/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/16/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 9/29/2023. The EHC stock dividend was $0.15 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for EHC in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $85.22 with high estimates of $90.00 and low estimates of $82.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EHC has a high of $76.84 and a low of $51.15.
As of this writing, EHC has an earnings estimate of $0.93 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 10 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.01 per share and a lower estimate of $0.88. The company reported an EPS of $0.86 in the last quarter, which was 11.70% higher than expectations of $0.77.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. EHC’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $49.40M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.48B in debt and $748.80M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $15.57, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.40B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for EHC is Buy with a score of 4.70.
