EZCORP (EZPW) Competitors $14.88 -0.01 (-0.07%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.10 +0.22 (+1.48%) As of 05:14 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. 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 Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) and EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and valuation. Which has more risk and volatility, ECPG or EZPW? Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EZCORP has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ECPG or EZPW 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 Encore Capital Group-13.91% 12.70% 2.61% EZCORP 7.25%11.04%5.93% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ECPG or EZPW? Encore Capital Group received 3 more outperform votes than EZCORP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.10% of users gave Encore Capital Group an outperform vote while only 56.36% of users gave EZCORP an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEncore Capital GroupOutperform Votes33162.10% Underperform Votes20237.90% EZCORPOutperform Votes32856.36% Underperform Votes25443.64% Do analysts recommend ECPG or EZPW? Encore Capital Group currently has a consensus price target of $62.67, indicating a potential upside of 71.81%. EZCORP has a consensus price target of $16.88, indicating a potential upside of 13.33%. Given Encore Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Encore Capital Group is more favorable than EZCORP.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Encore Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25EZCORP 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ECPG or EZPW? EZCORP has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioEncore Capital Group$1.32B0.66-$206.49M-$5.87-6.21EZCORP$1.18B0.69$83.10M$1.1512.95 Does the media prefer ECPG or EZPW? In the previous week, EZCORP had 20 more articles in the media than Encore Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for EZCORP and 3 mentions for Encore Capital Group. Encore Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat EZCORP's score of 0.78 indicating that Encore Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Encore Capital Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive EZCORP 7 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ECPG or EZPW? 99.8% of EZCORP shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Encore Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of EZCORP shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryEncore Capital Group beats EZCORP on 10 of the 18 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$818.32M$1.17B$11.43B$8.28BDividend YieldN/A2.62%5.39%4.02%P/E Ratio12.9515.8722.9619.36Price / Sales0.692.5425.8193.27Price / Cash6.3230.1017.6234.64Price / Book0.991.302.824.51Net Income$83.10M$66.44M$1.04B$247.14M7 Day Performance6.74%3.54%1.90%3.64%1 Month Performance9.89%-6.56%496.75%-2.30%1 Year Performance38.13%31.65%539.19%4.92% EZCORP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EZPWEZCORP3.2303 of 5 stars$14.88-0.1%$16.88+13.4%+38.1%$817.49M$1.18B12.947,000News CoverageECPGEncore Capital Group4.3117 of 5 stars$33.83-1.3%$62.67+85.2%-22.1%$801.47M$1.32B-4.316,900Positive NewsPRAAPRA Group4.4636 of 5 stars$19.58-0.1%$32.00+63.4%-16.6%$773.61M$1.12B10.943,155Positive NewsWRLDWorld Acceptance2.7334 of 5 stars$123.52+1.7%$10.00-91.9%-4.2%$709.87M$515.56M8.633,120Positive NewsGDOTGreen Dot2.5966 of 5 stars$7.42-4.2%$10.33+39.4%-12.2%$402.12M$1.72B-7.061,200High Trading VolumeRMRegional Management4.5993 of 5 stars$29.76-0.1%$35.50+19.3%+30.3%$292.60M$513.97M7.151,990Positive NewsAXPAmerican Express4.4704 of 5 stars$264.36-0.5%$299.24+13.2%+23.0%$185.72B$65.95B18.8777,300Analyst ForecastCOFCapital One Financial4.7516 of 5 stars$165.06-4.0%$206.67+25.2%+28.4%$62.94B$39.11B14.2451,987Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeHigh Trading VolumeDFSDiscover Financial Services4.8884 of 5 stars$152.59-7.1%$191.91+25.8%+35.4%$38.39B$17.91B9.5620,200Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeSLMSLM4.7517 of 5 stars$29.26flat$31.45+7.5%+42.4%$6.16B$1.85B11.041,740Positive NewsCACCCredit Acceptance1.8977 of 5 stars$486.85+1.8%$440.00-9.6%-7.6%$5.86B$2.13B24.512,431Insider Trade Remove Ads 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 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 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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