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The Pennant Group, Inc.

$PNTG·$1.4B·Medical - Care Facilities·Healthcare
$39.62-1.0%YTD+42.2%1Y+60.0%
Price updated 16h ago·X counts updated 6d ago
PNPNTG
$PNTGThe Pennant Group, Inc.
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On X

The complete picture of $PNTG on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

3X posts · last 7 days
Sep 2Sep 14

AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $PNTG — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-09-19

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

$1.4B senior-living / home-health operator up 42% YTD on real acquisitions and analyst upgrades — the operational compounding is intact.

Pennant Group operates home-health, hospice, and senior-living facilities — a durable healthcare-services model that continues to add incremental M&A on top of organic growth.

  • Q2 was a real beat: EPS $0.36 versus $0.3316 estimate (+8.6%) on $298.0M revenue against a $288.7M consensus — a top and bottom-line beat with the growth momentum intact.
  • Analyst consensus tracks acceleration: FY26 revenue $1.18B with $1.40 EPS growing to $1.28B / $1.58 by FY27 and $1.39B / $1.75 by FY28 — the 25% earnings CAGR reflects both operating leverage and continued facility acquisitions.
  • M&A cadence: Pennant Acquires Real Estate of Mainplace Senior Living in Orange, California — a bolt-on real estate deal typical of the company's build-out approach.
  • Analyst upgrades cited in the news window: Zacks rating upgrade to Buy, plus Jefferies Healthcare Services Conference participation confirming active sell-side engagement.
  • Debt-to-equity 1.36 is elevated but standard for a facility-owning healthcare operator; balance sheet is being used to fund the acquisition cadence rather than sitting idle.
  • Tape confirms: YTD +42%, one-year +60%, position 0.85 of the 52-week range (near the high), 18% above the 200-day moving average, volume multiplier 2.26x (elevated participation).

A well-executed senior-housing/home-health compounder in a demographic tailwind.

On the calendar: Q3 earnings 2026-11-04

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Healthcare operator providing home health, hospice, and senior living services across multiple US states through local management teams.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Medical - Care Facilities sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $PNTG.

Medical - Care Facilities · Healthcare

Hospital and ambulatory care volumes are normalizing on improved commercial payer mix, but HIMS faces a securities fraud class action over alleged deceptive billing and privacy practices behind its 14%+ stock decline — a company-specific compliance risk in an otherwise recovering sector. IHF's +18% YTD reflects the broader provider recovery.

What this means for $PNTG

Partial — Pennant Group's home health and hospice services benefit from the hospital-to-home care transition; Medicare reimbursement rate uncertainty and labor cost inflation are the key near-term margin risks.

Top industry ETF

$IHFiShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF
+17.7%YTD
+16.7%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
41.3How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
5.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
5.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
9.5%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
11.0%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.36$0.33+8.6%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$0.32$0.31+3.2%
Q4 2025Feb 25, 2026$0.34$0.31+9.7%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$0.30$0.29+3.4%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $0.33

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$298.0M+35.8%0.0%5.8%$0.26$15.5M
Q1 FY26$285.4M+36.0%13.1%6.3%$0.25$-8.7M
Q4 FY25$289.3M+53.2%12.9%6.2%$0.25$14.0M
Q3 FY25$229.0M+26.8%20.2%4.5%$0.18$10.5M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 5 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$1.2B$1.2B – $1.2B$1.40$1.39 – $1.415
FY27$1.3B$1.3B – $1.3B$1.58$1.57 – $1.605
FY28$1.3B$1.3B – $1.4B$1.87$1.84 – $1.893

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.2.3×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.85%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+0.2%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+17.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 33.0M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.1% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.275-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 6Cheney Kirk SterlingEVP, GC and Corp Secy1.4K sh$54KSellAug 6Brent GuerisoliCEO4.3K sh$165KSellAug 6Steik Jason PaulChief Clinical Officer1.4K sh$54KSellJul 10Brent GuerisoliCEO3.2K sh$131KSellJul 7Brent GuerisoliCEO3.2K sh$128KSellMay 22Brent GuerisoliCEO4.5K sh$158K
+ 17 other (14 awards · 3 exempts) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDAug 58-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

PNTG filed an 8-K (Item 2.02) reporting its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. A copy of the press release is attached to t, filed 2026-08-05. The actual financial figures are in the attached press release (Exhibit 99.1), not reproduced in the body excerpt. This is a material disclosure; investors should review the press release for beat/miss details and guidance.

8-KShareholder voteMay 208-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 68-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 6 other (3 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 1 proxy) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

The Pennant Group: The Pros Of Investing Continue To Outweigh The Consseekingalpha.com·2d agoThe Pennant Group (PNTG) Moves 6.3% Higher: Will This Strength Last?zacks.com·4d agoPennant Acquires Real Estate of Mainplace Senior Living in Orange, Californiaglobenewswire.com·4d agoAll You Need to Know About The Pennant Group (PNTG) Rating Upgrade to Buyzacks.com·6d agoPennant Group to Participate in the 2026 Jefferies Healthcare Services Conferenceglobenewswire.com·19d ago

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