Encore Capital Group (ECPG) Competitors $29.92 +0.30 (+1.01%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.90 -0.02 (-0.05%) As of 04/15/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ECPG vs. EZPW, PRAA, WRLD, GDOT, RM, AXP, COF, DFS, CACC, and SLMShould you be buying Encore Capital Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Encore Capital Group include EZCORP (EZPW), PRA Group (PRAA), World Acceptance (WRLD), Green Dot (GDOT), Regional Management (RM), American Express (AXP), Capital One Financial (COF), Discover Financial Services (DFS), Credit Acceptance (CACC), and SLM (SLM). These companies are all part of the "consumer finance" industry. Encore Capital Group vs. EZCORP PRA Group World Acceptance Green Dot Regional Management American Express Capital One Financial Discover Financial Services Credit Acceptance SLM EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) and Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, EZPW or ECPG? EZCORP has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Encore Capital Group. Encore Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EZCORP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEZCORP$1.18B0.73$83.10M$1.1513.70Encore Capital Group$1.32B0.54-$206.49M-$5.87-5.10 Do analysts recommend EZPW or ECPG? EZCORP presently has a consensus target price of $16.88, indicating a potential upside of 7.07%. Encore Capital Group has a consensus target price of $62.67, indicating a potential upside of 109.45%. Given Encore Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Encore Capital Group is more favorable than EZCORP.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score EZCORP 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Encore Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 Is EZPW or ECPG more profitable? EZCORP has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Encore Capital Group's net margin of -13.91%. Encore Capital Group's return on equity of 12.70% beat EZCORP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets EZCORP7.25% 11.04% 5.93% Encore Capital Group -13.91%12.70%2.61% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EZPW or ECPG? 99.8% of EZCORP shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of EZCORP 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer EZPW or ECPG? In the previous week, EZCORP had 2 more articles in the media than Encore Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for EZCORP and 7 mentions for Encore Capital Group. EZCORP's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Encore Capital Group's score of 0.98 indicating that EZCORP is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment EZCORP 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Encore Capital Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EZPW or ECPG? Encore Capital Group received 3 more outperform votes than EZCORP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.87% of users gave Encore Capital Group an outperform vote while only 56.16% of users gave EZCORP an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEZCORPOutperform Votes32856.16% Underperform Votes25643.84% Encore Capital GroupOutperform Votes33161.87% Underperform Votes20438.13% Which has more risk & volatility, EZPW or ECPG? EZCORP has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryEZCORP and Encore Capital Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$708.84M$262.29M$10.85B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A7.15%6.00%4.32%P/E Ratio-3.812.7621.5817.81Price / Sales0.543.1925.4394.61Price / Cash2.697.8817.6134.64Price / Book0.750.752.574.00Net Income-$206.49M-$33.79M$1.03B$247.23M7 Day Performance-5.56%-3.17%0.14%1.45%1 Month Performance-12.69%-11.54%-3.46%-6.24%1 Year Performance-26.20%-24.29%534.69%0.60% Encore Capital Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ECPGEncore Capital Group4.1439 of 5 stars$29.92+1.0%$62.67+109.4%-28.7%$708.84M$1.32B-3.816,900Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageEZPWEZCORP2.3317 of 5 stars$15.50+1.8%$16.88+8.9%+45.7%$851.55M$1.18B13.487,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumePRAAPRA Group3.9461 of 5 stars$17.94-6.4%$32.00+78.4%-25.7%$708.81M$1.12B10.023,280Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownWRLDWorld Acceptance2.273 of 5 stars$116.42+3.4%$10.00-91.4%-9.2%$669.07M$515.56M8.133,120Analyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownGDOTGreen Dot3.9813 of 5 stars$7.08-4.9%$10.33+46.1%-6.3%$383.68M$1.72B-6.741,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownRMRegional Management4.281 of 5 stars$28.23+1.1%$35.50+25.8%+26.1%$277.56M$513.97M6.791,990Gap DownAXPAmerican Express4.8444 of 5 stars$233.85+0.1%$302.24+29.2%+18.1%$164.29B$65.95B16.6977,300Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeCOFCapital One Financial4.9515 of 5 stars$154.73+2.8%$207.80+34.3%+17.5%$59.03B$39.11B13.3555,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDFSDiscover Financial Services4.8731 of 5 stars$150.78+2.5%$192.40+27.6%+31.9%$37.94B$17.91B9.4520,200Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionCACCCredit Acceptance1.9502 of 5 stars$465.03+0.8%$440.00-5.4%-10.7%$5.60B$2.13B23.422,250Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSLMSLM4.9629 of 5 stars$24.93-2.4%$31.45+26.2%+28.6%$5.25B$1.85B9.411,700Short Interest ↓Gap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EZCORP Alternatives PRA Group Alternatives World Acceptance Alternatives Green Dot Alternatives Regional Management Alternatives American Express Alternatives Capital One Financial Alternatives Discover Financial Services Alternatives Credit Acceptance Alternatives SLM Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ECPG) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsElon Musk just confirmed Tesla’s robot will go to Mars. 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