PRA Group (PRAA) Competitors $21.55 +0.63 (+3.01%) (As of 08:28 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PRAA vs. ECPG, WRLD, EZPW, GDOT, RM, DNB, TRU, EFX, MCO, and SPGIShould you be buying PRA Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PRA Group include Encore Capital Group (ECPG), World Acceptance (WRLD), EZCORP (EZPW), Green Dot (GDOT), Regional Management (RM), Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), TransUnion (TRU), Equifax (EFX), Moody's (MCO), and S&P Global (SPGI). PRA Group vs. Encore Capital Group World Acceptance EZCORP Green Dot Regional Management Dun & Bradstreet TransUnion Equifax Moody's S&P Global Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) and PRA Group (NASDAQ:PRAA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings. Is ECPG or PRAA more profitable? PRA Group has a net margin of 4.16% compared to Encore Capital Group's net margin of -13.91%. Encore Capital Group's return on equity of 12.70% beat PRA Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Encore Capital Group-13.91% 12.70% 2.61% PRA Group 4.16%2.90%0.77% Which has more volatility & risk, ECPG or PRAA? Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PRA Group has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate ECPG or PRAA? Encore Capital Group currently has a consensus target price of $62.33, suggesting a potential upside of 30.95%. PRA Group has a consensus target price of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.49%. Given PRA Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PRA Group is more favorable than Encore Capital Group.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) 3.25PRA Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor ECPG or PRAA? Encore Capital Group received 79 more outperform votes than PRA Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.00% of users gave Encore Capital Group an outperform vote while only 56.46% of users gave PRA Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEncore Capital GroupOutperform Votes32862.00% Underperform Votes20138.00% PRA GroupOutperform Votes24956.46% Underperform Votes19243.54% Do institutionals and insiders believe in ECPG or PRAA? 97.2% of PRA Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Encore Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of PRA Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation and earnings, ECPG or PRAA? PRA Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Encore Capital Group. Encore Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PRA Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEncore Capital Group$1.22B0.92-$206.49M-$7.85-6.06PRA Group$802.55M1.06-$83.48M$1.1019.59 Does the media refer more to ECPG or PRAA? In the previous week, PRA Group had 1 more articles in the media than Encore Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for PRA Group and 4 mentions for Encore Capital Group. PRA Group's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Encore Capital Group's score of 0.53 indicating that PRA Group is being referred to more favorably in the news 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) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PRA Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEncore Capital Group beats PRA Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap Profits[625,000% Gain] – Are You Ready for the Next Altcoin Boom?All of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin Get PRA Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PRAA 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 PRAA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPRA GroupShort IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$849.72M$422.58M$10.51B$8.90BDividend YieldN/A5.05%10.13%4.07%P/E Ratio19.593.6046.1813.46Price / Sales1.061.633,478.9287.66Price / CashN/A5.5330.6036.27Price / Book0.660.724.066.30Net Income-$83.48M-$55.71M$1.02B$225.93M7 Day Performance-6.79%-4.67%-0.05%-1.32%1 Month Performance10.29%-3.50%7.13%0.60%1 Year Performance21.34%-0.70%24.11%26.23% PRA Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRAAPRA Group4.5633 of 5 stars$21.55+3.0%$32.00+48.5%+14.4%$849.72M$802.55M19.593,155News CoverageGap DownECPGEncore Capital Group3.4939 of 5 stars$47.60-2.1%$62.33+31.0%+7.8%$1.13B$1.22B0.007,400Analyst DowngradeWRLDWorld Acceptance1.952 of 5 stars$116.69+0.5%$10.00-91.4%+3.7%$667.35M$573.21M7.932,872Positive NewsEZPWEZCORP3.7386 of 5 stars$12.09+0.4%$16.00+32.3%+44.1%$661.81M$1.16B10.898,000GDOTGreen Dot2.0537 of 5 stars$10.23-4.0%$10.75+5.1%+26.5%$550.27M$1.50B0.001,200RMRegional Management4.2501 of 5 stars$29.65-0.8%$35.50+19.7%+27.9%$301.24M$551.40M12.462,081DNBDun & Bradstreet2.0841 of 5 stars$12.29+2.7%$13.83+12.5%+22.9%$5.43B$2.31B0.006,414Positive NewsTRUTransUnion4.6523 of 5 stars$96.74-0.3%$106.38+10.0%+61.4%$18.85B$3.83B84.1213,200Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEFXEquifax4.8839 of 5 stars$247.11+0.0%$306.74+24.1%+18.0%$30.63B$5.27B54.9314,900Analyst ForecastNews CoverageMCOMoody's4.6612 of 5 stars$474.54+1.2%$500.00+5.4%+31.4%$85.99B$5.92B43.3415,151Insider TradeSPGIS&P Global4.9041 of 5 stars$503.12+0.2%$571.31+13.6%+22.3%$156.12B$12.50B44.4140,450Analyst RevisionPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ECPG Competitors WRLD Competitors EZPW Competitors GDOT Competitors RM Competitors DNB Competitors TRU Competitors EFX Competitors MCO Competitors SPGI 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:PRAA) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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