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NASDAQ:ECPG

Encore Capital Group (ECPG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$41.50 -0.20 (-0.48%)
Closing price 08/14/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$41.51 +0.01 (+0.02%)
As of 08/14/2025 04:20 PM Eastern
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About Encore Capital Group Stock (NASDAQ:ECPG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$40.93
$41.58
50-Day Range
$35.97
$41.70
52-Week Range
$26.45
$51.77
Volume
244,286 shs
Average Volume
303,096 shs
Market Capitalization
$954.92 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$62.67
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Encore Capital Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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79th Percentile Overall Score

ECPG MarketRank™: 

Encore Capital Group scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 363rd out of 942 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Encore Capital Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.25, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Encore Capital Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Encore Capital Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Encore Capital Group are expected to grow by 45.78% in the coming year, from $5.09 to $7.42 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Encore Capital Group is -11.10, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Encore Capital Group is -11.10, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Encore Capital Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.07. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.31% of the float of Encore Capital Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Encore Capital Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Encore Capital Group has recently increased by 6.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Encore Capital Group does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Encore Capital Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.31% of the float of Encore Capital Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Encore Capital Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Encore Capital Group has recently increased by 6.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Encore Capital Group has a news sentiment score of 0.98. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.84 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Encore Capital Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for ECPG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
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ECPG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Encore Capital Group's stock was trading at $47.77 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ECPG shares have decreased by 13.1% and is now trading at $41.50.

Encore Capital Group Inc (NASDAQ:ECPG) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 6th. The asset manager reported $2.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $1.05. The business's quarterly revenue was up 24.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Encore Capital Group subsidiaries include Baycorp, Grove Capital Management, and Cabot Credit Management.

Encore Capital Group's top institutional investors include Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (5.35%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.50%), BloombergSen Inc. (1.89%) and Marshall Wace LLP (1.31%). Insiders that own company stock include Ashish Masih, Jonathan C Clark, Ashwini Gupta, Ryan B Bell, Laura Olle and Andrew Eric Asch.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of ECPG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Encore Capital Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX) and Visa (V).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/06/2025
Today
8/14/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - CONS LOANS
Sub-Industry
Consumer Finance
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:ECPG
CIK
1084961
Employees
7,350
Year Founded
1953

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$66.00
Low Price Target
$57.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+51.0%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.25
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($3.74)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
8.15
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$139.24 million
Net Margins
-6.07%
Pretax Margin
-2.09%
Return on Equity
19.61%
Return on Assets
3.47%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
4.43
Current Ratio
0.81
Quick Ratio
0.81

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.32 billion
Price / Sales
0.73
Cash Flow
$11.53 per share
Price / Cash Flow
3.60
Book Value
$38.94 per share
Price / Book
1.07

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
23,010,000
Free Float
22,427,000
Market Cap
$954.92 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.59

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This page (NASDAQ:ECPG) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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