EZCORP (EZPW) Competitors $13.58 -0.26 (-1.84%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.58 0.00 (0.00%) As of 02/21/2025 05:24 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 InterestSustainabilityTrends EZPW vs. ECPG, PRAA, WRLD, GDOT, RM, AXP, COF, DFS, SLM, and CACCShould you be buying EZCORP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EZCORP include Encore Capital Group (ECPG), PRA Group (PRAA), World Acceptance (WRLD), Green Dot (GDOT), Regional Management (RM), American Express (AXP), Capital One Financial (COF), Discover Financial Services (DFS), SLM (SLM), and Credit Acceptance (CACC). These companies are all part of the "consumer finance" industry. EZCORP vs. Encore Capital Group PRA Group World Acceptance Green Dot Regional Management American Express Capital One Financial Discover Financial Services SLM Credit Acceptance EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) and Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation. Do analysts recommend EZPW or ECPG? EZCORP presently has a consensus price target of $17.75, suggesting a potential upside of 30.66%. Encore Capital Group has a consensus price target of $65.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.76%. Given Encore Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Encore Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 Does the MarketBeat Community favor EZPW or ECPG? Encore Capital Group received 4 more outperform votes than EZCORP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.15% of users gave Encore Capital Group an outperform vote while only 56.30% of users gave EZCORP an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEZCORPOutperform Votes32656.30% Underperform Votes25343.70% Encore Capital GroupOutperform Votes33062.15% Underperform Votes20137.85% 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 & insiders have more ownership in EZPW or ECPG? 99.8% of EZCORP shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of EZCORP shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Encore Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer EZPW or ECPG? In the previous week, Encore Capital Group had 2 more articles in the media than EZCORP. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Encore Capital Group and 1 mentions for EZCORP. Encore Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat EZCORP's score of 0.50 indicating that Encore Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment EZCORP 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Encore Capital Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, EZPW or ECPG? EZCORP has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, 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$1.16B0.64$83.10M$1.1511.81Encore Capital Group$1.22B0.96-$206.49M-$7.85-6.33 SummaryEncore Capital Group beats EZCORP on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$746.36M$1.13B$11.61B$8.98BDividend YieldN/A2.62%5.38%3.85%P/E Ratio11.8115.0224.1318.82Price / Sales0.642.7126.1680.40Price / Cash6.4530.2718.1537.47Price / Book0.911.482.594.64Net Income$83.10M$66.44M$1.03B$245.69M7 Day Performance-3.31%-2.58%-1.40%-2.66%1 Month Performance9.56%0.04%0.68%-2.15%1 Year Performance27.80%31.00%14.94%12.90% EZCORP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EZPWEZCORP3.9082 of 5 stars$13.59-1.8%$17.75+30.7%+27.9%$746.36M$1.16B11.818,000ECPGEncore Capital Group4.3629 of 5 stars$50.00+0.5%$65.00+30.0%-6.9%$1.18B$1.22B-6.377,400Short Interest ↓News CoveragePRAAPRA Group3.8416 of 5 stars$23.67+0.8%$32.00+35.2%-14.0%$933.31M$802.55M21.523,155Earnings ReportNews CoverageWRLDWorld Acceptance2.8281 of 5 stars$152.25+1.4%$10.00-93.4%+14.0%$875.44M$573.21M10.632,872Insider TradePositive NewsGDOTGreen Dot3.0376 of 5 stars$9.49+0.8%$10.75+13.3%+4.2%$510.22M$1.63B-9.031,200High Trading VolumeRMRegional Management3.8916 of 5 stars$36.20+0.8%$35.50-1.9%+52.4%$367.74M$588.50M8.702,081AXPAmerican Express4.5912 of 5 stars$311.37+1.3%$296.38-4.8%+40.0%$219.34B$65.95B22.2274,600Positive NewsCOFCapital One Financial4.5566 of 5 stars$202.25+2.5%$196.31-2.9%+48.4%$77.10B$53.94B17.4551,987Ex-DividendAnalyst UpgradeDFSDiscover Financial Services4.7541 of 5 stars$196.14+3.2%$186.46-4.9%+60.9%$49.29B$17.91B12.2921,100Analyst RevisionPositive NewsSLMSLM4.9129 of 5 stars$31.43+4.7%$29.82-5.1%+55.2%$6.67B$2.62B11.861,740Analyst ForecastCACCCredit Acceptance2.0874 of 5 stars$520.61+1.7%$440.00-15.5%-9.7%$6.30B$2.16B26.212,232Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Encore Capital Group Competitors PRA Group Competitors World Acceptance Competitors Green Dot Competitors Regional Management Competitors American Express Competitors Capital One Financial Competitors Discover Financial Services Competitors SLM Competitors Credit Acceptance Competitors 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:EZPW) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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