After Hours
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Stocks Info
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 $10.28B. A total of 0.58 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 677.45K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Price Andrew L sold 5,042 shares of EHC for 98.29 per share on Feb 13 ’25. After the transaction, the Chief Accounting Officer now owns 69,164 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 13 ’24, COLTHARP DOUGLAS E sold 12,260 shares at 86.34 per share. EHC shares that EVP & Chief Financial Officer owns now total 136,227.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Douglas Coltharp acquired of 12,260 shares on Aug 13 ’24 at a per-share price of $86.34. In another insider transaction, Charbonneau Elissa Joy sold 10,000 shares at $85.02 per share on May 24 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Medical Officer now total 18,594.
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 $0.66, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.65%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.88. EHC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.69% when it declared a $0.17 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/1/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 1/2/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 0.7%. The EHC stock dividend was $0.17 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. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EHC has a high of $104.55 and a low of $78.53.
As of this writing, EHC has an earnings estimate of $1.2 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 11.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.26 per share and a lower estimate of $1.15.
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 $20.51, 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 4.92.
