EZCORP (EZPW) Competitors $11.78 +0.04 (+0.34%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends EZPW vs. ECPG, PRAA, 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 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), Credit Acceptance (CACC), and SLM (SLM). 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 Credit Acceptance SLM EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) and Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community favor EZPW or ECPG? Encore Capital Group received 4 more outperform votes than EZCORP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.08% of users gave Encore Capital Group an outperform vote while only 56.33% of users gave EZCORP an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEZCORPOutperform Votes32556.33% Underperform Votes25243.67% Encore Capital GroupOutperform Votes32962.08% Underperform Votes20137.92% Do analysts recommend EZPW or ECPG? EZCORP currently has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.82%. Encore Capital Group has a consensus target price of $62.33, indicating a potential upside of 33.11%. Given EZCORP's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe EZCORP is more favorable than Encore Capital Group.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 Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to EZPW or ECPG? In the previous week, EZCORP had 1 more articles in the media than Encore Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for EZCORP and 2 mentions for Encore Capital Group. Encore Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat EZCORP's score of 1.10 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 2 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is EZPW or ECPG more profitable? EZCORP has a net margin of 7.15% 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 EZCORP7.15% 10.65% 5.65% Encore Capital Group -13.91%12.70%2.61% Which has more volatility & risk, EZPW or ECPG? EZCORP has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% 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 preferable valuation and 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$1.16B0.55$83.10M$1.1110.61Encore Capital Group$1.33B0.84-$206.49M-$7.85-5.97 SummaryEncore Capital Group beats EZCORP on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsNvidia’s Bold Move: Tackling Tech’s $1 Trillion CrisisTaiwan Semiconductor, a partner of Nvidia’s for more than two decades, has seen its shares explode as much as 4,744%. Now, if you’re like everybody else, you want to know what Nvidia’s doing next … and who they’re going to partner with …Find out details on these three critical Nvidia partners immediately. 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$639.42M$1.16B$11.01B$9.07BDividend YieldN/A2.83%9.87%4.22%P/E Ratio10.6110.5728.5417.19Price / Sales0.552.6648.52116.80Price / Cash5.6242.1430.3637.86Price / Book0.801.592.744.78Net Income$83.10M$65.79M$1.03B$225.60M7 Day Performance-3.44%-2.12%-2.88%-1.23%1 Month Performance-2.56%18.27%-2.87%3.37%1 Year Performance31.62%16.93%11.31%16.58% EZCORP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EZPWEZCORP4.177 of 5 stars$11.78+0.3%$16.00+35.8%+32.1%$639.42M$1.16B10.618,000News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeECPGEncore Capital Group4.008 of 5 stars$49.94+1.4%$62.33+24.8%-5.6%$1.18B$1.33B-6.177,400Positive NewsPRAAPRA Group4.245 of 5 stars$22.87+8.3%$32.00+39.9%-16.6%$901.76M$802.55M19.193,155Positive NewsWRLDWorld Acceptance2.7259 of 5 stars$118.72+0.8%$10.00-91.6%-21.0%$682.64M$573.21M8.012,872News CoveragePositive NewsGDOTGreen Dot1.7324 of 5 stars$11.32+2.9%$10.75-5.0%+7.6%$608.87M$1.63B-10.481,200Positive NewsRMRegional Management3.9821 of 5 stars$34.52+1.3%$35.50+2.8%+31.9%$350.72M$551.40M14.322,081Positive NewsAXPAmerican Express4.47 of 5 stars$303.75+0.5%$259.45-14.6%+65.3%$213.98B$64.42B22.2374,600Analyst ForecastCOFCapital One Financial4.2893 of 5 stars$184.23-0.2%$171.50-6.9%+39.8%$70.29B$49.48B17.3851,987DFSDiscover Financial Services4.5807 of 5 stars$175.930.0%$149.57-15.0%+60.9%$44.17B$17.40B14.2121,100Positive NewsCACCCredit Acceptance2.7996 of 5 stars$491.38+1.2%$416.00-15.3%-9.5%$5.95B$2.06B32.612,232Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsSLMSLM4.8236 of 5 stars$27.66+1.8%$26.80-3.1%+49.4%$5.87B$2.84B9.471,740Analyst Forecast 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 Credit Acceptance Competitors SLM 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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