Encore Capital Group (ECPG) Competitors $49.10 +0.06 (+0.12%) (As of 09:46 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ECPG vs. NNI, PRAA, WRLD, EZPW, GDOT, RM, AXP, COF, DFS, and CACCShould you be buying Encore Capital Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Encore Capital Group include Nelnet (NNI), PRA Group (PRAA), World Acceptance (WRLD), EZCORP (EZPW), Green Dot (GDOT), Regional Management (RM), American Express (AXP), Capital One Financial (COF), Discover Financial Services (DFS), and Credit Acceptance (CACC). These companies are all part of the "consumer finance" industry. Encore Capital Group vs. Nelnet PRA Group World Acceptance EZCORP Green Dot Regional Management American Express Capital One Financial Discover Financial Services Credit Acceptance Nelnet (NYSE:NNI) and Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NNI or ECPG? Nelnet has higher revenue and earnings than Encore Capital Group. Encore Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nelnet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNelnet$2.06B1.89$91.53M$3.0435.32Encore Capital Group$1.33B0.88-$206.49M-$7.85-6.25 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NNI or ECPG? 33.5% of Nelnet shares are held by institutional investors. 50.1% of Nelnet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Encore Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NNI or ECPG? Encore Capital Group received 64 more outperform votes than Nelnet when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.58% of users gave Nelnet an outperform vote while only 62.08% of users gave Encore Capital Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNelnetOutperform Votes26566.58% Underperform Votes13333.42% Encore Capital GroupOutperform Votes32962.08% Underperform Votes20137.92% Is NNI or ECPG more profitable? Nelnet has a net margin of 5.54% compared to Encore Capital Group's net margin of -13.91%. Encore Capital Group's return on equity of 12.70% beat Nelnet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nelnet5.54% 3.78% 0.80% Encore Capital Group -13.91%12.70%2.61% Do analysts prefer NNI or ECPG? Nelnet currently has a consensus target price of $98.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.74%. Encore Capital Group has a consensus target price of $62.33, suggesting a potential upside of 26.95%. Given Encore Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Encore Capital Group is more favorable than Nelnet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nelnet 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Encore Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 Which has more volatility & risk, NNI or ECPG? Nelnet has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor NNI or ECPG? In the previous week, Encore Capital Group had 4 more articles in the media than Nelnet. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Encore Capital Group and 0 mentions for Nelnet. Encore Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Nelnet's score of 0.00 indicating that Encore Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Nelnet Neutral Encore Capital Group Positive SummaryEncore Capital Group beats Nelnet on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyHow to piss off your liberal friends… and profit from itElon Musk has just exposed the “energy grift” of America in a recent tweet to his platform, X. And people are slowly starting to wake up to the Deep State’s lies.To get the full details on the fake “energy crisis” of America, watch this now Get Encore Capital Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ECPG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ECPG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEncore Capital GroupShort IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.16B$386.70M$10.48B$9.28BDividend YieldN/A6.86%10.35%4.06%P/E Ratio-6.254.8149.0117.51Price / Sales0.883.063,155.95142.21Price / Cash2.656.7630.5637.95Price / Book1.230.982.764.94Net Income-$206.49M-$35.27M$1.02B$225.59M7 Day Performance-0.37%-0.80%-1.29%-1.07%1 Month Performance0.29%-0.65%0.03%7.23%1 Year Performance0.43%4.46%16.41%22.97% Encore Capital Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ECPGEncore Capital Group4.1274 of 5 stars$49.10+0.1%$62.33+27.0%+1.9%$1.16B$1.33B-6.257,400Positive NewsNNINelnet4.432 of 5 stars$108.29+0.3%$98.00-9.5%+22.2%$3.93B$1.15B35.517,550PRAAPRA Group4.4448 of 5 stars$21.89+3.7%$32.00+46.2%-6.0%$863.12M$802.55M19.193,155Positive NewsWRLDWorld Acceptance2.8733 of 5 stars$117.87+0.0%$10.00-91.5%-15.0%$677.75M$573.21M8.012,872Positive NewsEZPWEZCORP4.213 of 5 stars$12.17-0.2%$16.00+31.5%+37.6%$662.90M$1.16B10.998,000Positive NewsGDOTGreen Dot1.9828 of 5 stars$11.28+2.5%$10.75-4.7%+20.1%$606.72M$1.63B-10.481,200Positive NewsRMRegional Management4.0478 of 5 stars$34.68+1.7%$35.50+2.4%+35.3%$352.35M$551.40M14.322,081Positive NewsAXPAmerican Express4.635 of 5 stars$303.93+0.6%$259.45-14.6%+66.9%$214.10B$64.42B22.2374,600Dividend AnnouncementCOFCapital One Financial4.3315 of 5 stars$184.32-0.1%$171.50-7.0%+39.8%$70.32B$49.48B17.3851,987DFSDiscover Financial Services4.6086 of 5 stars$175.950.0%$149.57-15.0%+63.8%$44.18B$17.40B14.2121,100CACCCredit Acceptance2.9371 of 5 stars$489.99+0.9%$416.00-15.1%-4.1%$5.93B$2.06B32.612,232Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nelnet Alternatives PRA Group Alternatives World Acceptance Alternatives EZCORP Alternatives Green Dot Alternatives Regional Management Alternatives American Express Alternatives Capital One Financial Alternatives Discover Financial Services Alternatives Credit Acceptance Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ECPG) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | SponsoredHow this >10-cent coin is going to outperform Bitcoin Chris Rowe – the man who recommended Amazon in 1998… Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2017… And has spotted 44 diffe...True Market Insiders | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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