The Ensign Group, Inc.
US ˙ NasdaqGS ˙ US29358P1012

Introduction

This page provides a comprehensive analysis of the known insider trading history of Lee A Daniels. Insiders are officers, directors, or significant investors in a company. It is illegal for insiders to make trades in their companies based on specific, non-public information. This does not mean it is illegal for them to make any trades in their own companies. However, they must report all trades to the SEC via a Form 4. Despite these restrictions, academic research suggests that insiders - in general - tend to outperform the market in their own companies.

Average Trade Profitability

The average trade profitability is the average return of all the open market purchases made by the insider in the last three years. To calculate this, we examine every open-market, unplanned purchase made by the insider, excluding all trades that were marked as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. We then calculate the average performance of those trades over 3, 6, and 12 months, averaging each of those durations to generate a final performance metric for each trade. Finally, we average all of the performance metrics to calculate a performance metric for the insider. This list only includes insiders that have made at least three trades in the last two years.

If this insiders trade profitability is "N/A", then the insider either has not made any open-market purchases in the last three years, or the trades they’ve made are too recent to calculate a reliable performance metric.

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Companies with Reported Insider Positions

The SEC filings indicate Lee A Daniels has reported holdings or trades in the following companies:

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:ENSG / The Ensign Group, Inc. Director 47,504
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Lee A Daniels. Non-planned trade are trades that were not made as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. The stock performance is charted as cumulative percent change in share price. For example, if an insider trade was made on January 1, 2019, the chart will show the daily percent change of the security to the present day. If the share price were to go from $10 to $15 during this time, the cumulative percent change in share price would be 50%. A change in price from $10 to $20 would be 100%, and a change in price of $10 to $5 would be -50%.

Ultimately, we are trying to determine how closely the insider’s trades correlate to excess returns (positive or negative) in the share price in order to see if the insider is timing their trades to profit from insider information. Consider the situation where an insider was doing this. In this situation, we would expect either (a) positive returns after purchases, or (b) negative returns after sales. In the case of (a), the PURCHASE chart would show a series of upwardly sloping curves, indicating positive returns after each purchase transaction. In the case of (b), the SALE chart would show a series of downward sloping curves, indicating negative returns after each sale transaction.

However, this alone is not enough to draw conclusions. If, for example, the share price of the company was in a non-cyclical climb over many years, then we would expect all the post-purchase plots to be upwardly sloping. Likewise, non-cyclical declines over many years would result in downward sloping post-trade plots. Neither of these charts would suggest insider trading activity.

The strongest indicator would be a situation where the share price was extremely cyclical, and there were both positive signals in the PURCHASE chart and negative plots on the SALE chart. This situation would be highly suggestive of an insider that was timing trades to their financial advantage.

Insider Purchases ENSG / The Ensign Group, Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in ENSG / The Ensign Group, Inc.. This analysis helps to understand if the insider consistently generates abnormal returns, and is worth following. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market purchases that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Max
Price at
Max
Max
Profit ($)
Max Return (%)
2020-03-09 ENSG Daniels Lee A 1,286 38.9305 1,286 38.9305 50,065 331 88.97 64,351 128.54
2020-03-04 ENSG Daniels Lee A 2,250 44.8017 2,250 44.8017 100,804

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

ENSG / The Ensign Group, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales ENSG / The Ensign Group, Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in ENSG / The Ensign Group, Inc.. A consistent pattern of loss avoidance may suggest that future sale transactions may predict declines in price. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market sales that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Min
Price at
Min
Max Loss
Avoided ($)
Max Loss
Avoided (%)
There are no known unplanned open-market trades for this insider and security combination

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

ENSG / The Ensign Group, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Lee A Daniels as disclosed to the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

File Date Tran Date Form Ticker Security Code 10b5-1 Shares Remaining Shares Percent
Change
Share
Price
Tran
Value
Remaining
Value
2022-12-21 2022-12-19 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -2,000 47,504 -4.04 95.20 -190,400 4,522,381
2022-10-18 2022-10-17 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 875 49,504 1.80
2022-07-19 2022-07-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 875 48,629 1.83
2022-04-20 2022-04-18 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 875 47,754 1.87
2022-01-20 2022-01-18 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 875 46,879 1.90
2021-10-19 2021-10-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 875 46,004 1.94
2021-07-20 2021-07-20 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Stock Option (right to buy)
M - Exercise X -982 0 -100.00
2021-07-20 2021-07-20 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -982 45,129 -2.13 86.57 -85,012 3,906,818
2021-07-20 2021-07-20 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise X 982 46,111 2.18 10.89 10,694 502,149
2021-07-16 2021-07-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,125 45,129 2.56
2021-06-23 2021-06-21 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Stock Option (right to buy)
M - Exercise X -983 982 -50.03
2021-06-23 2021-06-21 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -983 44,004 -2.19 83.72 -82,297 3,684,015
2021-06-23 2021-06-21 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise X 983 44,987 2.23 10.89 10,705 489,908
2021-05-21 2021-05-20 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Stock Option (right to buy)
M - Exercise X -983 1,965 -33.34
2021-05-21 2021-05-20 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -983 44,004 -2.19 82.67 -81,265 3,637,811
2021-05-21 2021-05-20 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise X 983 44,987 2.23 10.89 10,705 489,908
2021-04-21 2021-04-20 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Stock Option (right to buy)
M - Exercise X -983 2,948 -25.01
2021-04-21 2021-04-20 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -983 44,004 -2.19 88.12 -86,622 3,877,632
2021-04-21 2021-04-20 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise X 983 44,987 2.23 10.89 10,705 489,908
2021-04-16 2021-04-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,125 44,004 2.62
2021-03-24 2021-03-22 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Stock Option (right to buy)
M - Exercise X -983 3,931 -20.00
2021-03-24 2021-03-22 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -983 42,879 -2.24 89.74 -88,214 3,847,961
2021-03-24 2021-03-22 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise X 983 43,862 2.29 10.89 10,705 477,657
2021-02-23 2021-02-22 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Stock Option (right to buy)
M - Exercise X -983 4,914 -16.67
2021-02-23 2021-02-22 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -983 42,879 -2.24 82.62 -81,215 3,542,663
2021-02-23 2021-02-22 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise X 983 43,862 2.29 10.89 10,705 477,657
2021-01-20 2021-01-20 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Stock Option (right to buy)
M - Exercise X -983 5,897 -14.29
2021-01-20 2021-01-20 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -983 42,879 -2.24 85.37 -83,919 3,660,580
2021-01-20 2021-01-20 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise X 983 43,862 2.29 10.89 10,705 477,657
2021-01-20 2021-01-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,125 42,879 2.69
2020-12-23 2020-12-21 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Stock Option (right to buy)
M - Exercise X -983 6,880 -12.50
2020-12-23 2020-12-21 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -983 41,754 -2.30 74.51 -73,243 3,111,091
2020-12-23 2020-12-21 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise X 983 42,737 2.35 10.89 10,705 465,406
2020-11-24 2020-11-20 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Stock Option (right to buy)
M - Exercise X -983 7,863 -11.11
2020-11-24 2020-11-20 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -983 41,754 -2.30 68.68 -67,512 2,867,665
2020-11-24 2020-11-20 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise X 983 42,737 2.35 10.89 10,705 465,406
2020-10-22 2020-10-20 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Stock Option (right to buy)
M - Exercise X -983 8,846 -10.00
2020-10-22 2020-10-20 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -983 41,754 -2.30 57.45 -56,473 2,398,767
2020-10-22 2020-10-20 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise X 983 42,737 2.35 10.89 10,705 465,406
2020-10-16 2020-10-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,125 41,754 2.77
2020-10-14 2020-10-12 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -3,536 40,629 -8.01 59.23 -209,437 2,406,456
2020-09-30 2020-09-28 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Stock Option (right to buy)
M - Exercise X -983 9,829 -9.09
2020-09-30 2020-09-28 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -983 44,165 -2.18 57.00 -56,031 2,517,405
2020-09-30 2020-09-28 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
M - Exercise X 983 45,148 2.23 10.89 10,705 491,662
2020-07-17 2020-07-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,125 44,165 2.61
2020-04-17 2020-04-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,125 43,040 2.68 35.47 39,904 1,526,629
2020-03-11 2020-03-09 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 1,286 41,915 3.17 38.93 50,065 1,631,772
2020-03-05 2020-03-04 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 2,250 40,629 5.86 44.80 100,804 1,820,248
2020-01-17 2020-01-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,125 38,379 3.02 47.09 52,976 1,807,267
2019-10-17 2019-10-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,125 37,254 3.11 40.46 45,518 1,507,297
2019-07-17 2019-07-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,125 36,129 3.21 57.39 64,564 2,073,443
2019-04-17 2019-04-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,500 35,004 4.48 51.78 77,670 1,812,507
2019-01-17 2019-01-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,500 33,504 4.69 41.68 62,520 1,396,447
2018-10-17 2018-10-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,500 32,004 4.92 37.78 56,670 1,209,111
2018-07-18 2018-07-16 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,500 30,504 5.17 37.50 56,250 1,143,900
2018-04-18 2018-04-16 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,500 29,004 5.45 27.97 41,955 811,242
2018-01-18 2018-01-16 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,500 27,504 5.77 23.61 35,415 649,369
2017-10-19 2017-10-16 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,500 26,004 6.12 21.96 32,940 571,048
2017-07-19 2017-07-17 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,500 24,504 6.52 21.53 32,295 527,571
2017-04-19 2017-04-17 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,500 23,004 6.98 18.47 27,705 424,884
2017-01-19 2017-01-17 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,500 21,504 7.50 20.68 31,020 444,703
2016-10-19 2016-10-17 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,500 20,004 8.11 19.61 29,415 392,278
2016-07-19 2016-07-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,500 18,504 8.82 21.67 32,505 400,982
2016-04-19 2016-04-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,500 17,004 9.67 23.23 34,845 395,003
2016-01-19 2016-01-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,500 15,504 10.71 21.26 31,890 329,615
2016-01-19 2016-01-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -166 14,004 -1.17 20.65 -3,428 289,183
2015-10-19 2015-10-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 750 7,085 11.84 42.00 31,500 297,570
2015-10-19 2015-10-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -83 6,335 -1.29 41.37 -3,434 262,079
2015-07-17 2015-07-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 750 6,418 13.23 53.10 39,825 340,796
2015-07-17 2015-07-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -83 5,668 -1.44 53.40 -4,432 302,672
2015-07-17 2015-04-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 750 5,751 15.00 46.00 34,500 264,546
2015-01-27 2015-01-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 750 5,001 17.64 42.59 31,942 212,993
2015-01-20 2015-01-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -83 4,251 -1.92 43.80 -3,635 186,194
2014-10-17 2014-10-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -83 4,334 -1.88 33.58 -2,787 145,536
2014-10-17 2014-10-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 750 4,417 20.45 34.09 25,568 150,576
2014-07-17 2014-07-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
S - Sale X -83 3,667 -2.21 31.20 -2,590 114,410
2014-07-17 2014-07-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 750 3,750 25.00 30.75 23,062 115,312
2014-06-02 2014-05-29 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Stock Option (right to buy)
A - Award 2,500
2014-04-17 2014-04-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 750 3,000 33.33 42.62 31,965 127,860
2014-01-17 2014-01-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 750 2,250 50.00 44.71 33,532 100,598
2013-10-16 2013-10-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 750 1,500 100.00 41.91 31,432 62,865
2013-07-17 2013-07-15 4 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 750 750 38.61 28,958 28,958
2013-06-25 3 ENSG ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Common Stock
0
P
Open market or private purchase of non-derivative or derivative security
S
Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security
A
Grant, award, or other acquisition of securities from the company (such as an option)
C
Conversion of derivative
D
Sale or transfer of securities back to the company
F
Payment of exercise price or tax liability using portion of securities received from the company
G
Gift of securities by or to the insider
K
Equity swaps and similar hedging transactions
M
Exercise or conversion of derivative security received from the company (such as an option)
V
A transaction voluntarily reported on Form 4
J
Other (accompanied by a footnote describing the transaction)