EZCORP (EZPW) Competitors $15.76 +0.17 (+1.09%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.74 -0.02 (-0.10%) As of 04/15/2025 07:20 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 EZPW vs. PRAA, ECPG, WRLD, GDOT, RM, AXP, COF, DFS, CACC, and SLMShould you be buying EZCORP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EZCORP include PRA Group (PRAA), Encore Capital Group (ECPG), 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. EZCORP vs. PRA Group Encore Capital Group World Acceptance Green Dot Regional Management American Express Capital One Financial Discover Financial Services Credit Acceptance SLM PRA Group (NASDAQ:PRAA) and EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PRAA or EZPW? EZCORP has higher revenue and earnings than PRA Group. PRA 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 RatioPRA Group$1.12B0.60-$83.48M$1.799.55EZCORP$1.18B0.73$83.10M$1.1513.70 Do analysts recommend PRAA or EZPW? PRA Group presently has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 87.13%. EZCORP has a consensus price target of $16.88, indicating a potential upside of 7.07%. Given PRA Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe PRA Group is more favorable than EZCORP.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PRA Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00EZCORP 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PRAA or EZPW? 97.2% of PRA Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of EZCORP shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of PRA Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of EZCORP shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer PRAA or EZPW? In the previous week, EZCORP had 1 more articles in the media than PRA Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for EZCORP and 8 mentions for PRA Group. EZCORP's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat PRA Group's score of 0.72 indicating that EZCORP is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PRA Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive EZCORP 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, PRAA or EZPW? PRA Group has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EZCORP has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PRAA or EZPW more profitable? EZCORP has a net margin of 7.25% compared to PRA Group's net margin of 6.33%. EZCORP's return on equity of 11.04% beat PRA Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PRA Group6.33% 5.16% 1.32% EZCORP 7.25%11.04%5.93% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PRAA or EZPW? EZCORP received 79 more outperform votes than PRA Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.46% of users gave PRA Group an outperform vote while only 56.16% of users gave EZCORP an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPRA GroupOutperform Votes24956.46% Underperform Votes19243.54% EZCORPOutperform Votes32856.16% Underperform Votes25643.84% SummaryEZCORP beats PRA Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get EZCORP News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EZPW 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 EZPW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEZCORPretail IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$865.84M$1.20B$10.85B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A2.67%6.00%4.32%P/E Ratio13.7014.3621.5817.81Price / Sales0.732.5425.4394.61Price / Cash6.3230.1017.6134.64Price / Book1.054.422.574.00Net Income$83.10M$66.44M$1.03B$247.23M7 Day Performance3.34%8.80%3.88%7.26%1 Month Performance17.17%9.97%-3.47%-6.26%1 Year Performance45.66%118.53%535.31%-0.18% EZCORP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EZPWEZCORP2.3317 of 5 stars$15.76+1.1%$16.88+7.1%+45.7%$865.84M$1.18B13.707,000Positive NewsPRAAPRA Group3.9461 of 5 stars$17.94-6.4%$32.00+78.4%-25.7%$708.81M$1.12B10.023,280Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownECPGEncore Capital Group4.1439 of 5 stars$29.65-5.3%$62.67+111.4%-28.7%$702.44M$1.32B-3.786,900Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeWRLDWorld 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 DownHigh Trading VolumeAXPAmerican 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%$5.37B$1.85B9.411,700Short Interest ↓Gap UpHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PRA Group Competitors Encore Capital Group Competitors World Acceptance Competitors Green Dot Competitors Regional Management Competitors American Express Competitors Capital One Financial Competitors Discover Financial Services Competitors Credit Acceptance Competitors SLM Competitors 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:EZPW) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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