What Encompass Health (EHC) Investors Need to Know

By Harris Dyer • Tuesday, February 28 15:27 • Permanent Link

One of the losers of today's trading session was Encompass Health. Shares of the Services-hospitals company plunged -5.66%, and some investors may be wondering if its price of $56.72 would make a good entry point. Here's what you should know if you are considering this investment:

Encompass Health has moved 15.08% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of -7.524395%
EHC has an average analyst rating of strong buy and is -20.62% away from its mean target price of $71.45 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $2.56
Encompass Health has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.15 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $3.53 and its forward P/E ratio is 16.07
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 4.605 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Encompass Health is part of the Basic Materials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 10.03 and an average P/B of 2.08
Encompass Health Corporation offers in-home and post-acute health care services in the United States. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.

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