PRA Group (PRAA) Competitors $20.84 -0.34 (-1.61%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PRAA vs. ECPG, WRLD, EZPW, GDOT, RM, AXP, COF, DFS, CACC, and SLMShould 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), 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. PRA Group vs. Encore Capital Group World Acceptance EZCORP Green Dot Regional Management American Express Capital One Financial Discover Financial Services Credit Acceptance SLM Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) and PRA Group (NASDAQ:PRAA) 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, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of PRA Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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% Does the MarketBeat Community favor ECPG or PRAA? Encore Capital Group received 80 more outperform votes than PRA Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.08% of users gave Encore Capital Group an outperform vote while only 56.46% of users gave PRA Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEncore Capital GroupOutperform Votes32962.08% Underperform Votes20137.92% PRA GroupOutperform Votes24956.46% Underperform Votes19243.54% Do analysts recommend ECPG or PRAA? Encore Capital Group presently has a consensus price target of $62.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.11%. PRA Group has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 53.55%. Given PRA Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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 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$1.33B0.84-$206.49M-$7.85-5.97PRA Group$1.05B0.78-$83.48M$1.1018.95 Which has more volatility & risk, ECPG or PRAA? Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PRA Group has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ECPG or PRAA? In the previous week, Encore Capital Group and Encore Capital Group both had 2 articles in the media. Encore Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat PRA Group's score of 0.22 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PRA Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryEncore Capital Group beats PRA Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchMedia Humiliated: Demo of Elon’s Tech Proves They’re WrongElon Musk believes his new AI product will be worth an incredible $9 trillion. But the mainstream media is not buying it.Click here to watch this demo and decide for yourself. 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$821.66M$345.72M$11.24B$9.08BDividend YieldN/A6.86%9.83%4.23%P/E Ratio18.954.6826.7417.18Price / Sales0.789.5836.41116.95Price / CashN/A6.7618.6037.86Price / Book0.660.962.764.78Net Income-$83.48M-$33.66M$1.04B$225.60M7 Day Performance-1.28%-1.21%-2.89%-1.23%1 Month PerformanceN/A0.22%-2.89%3.36%1 Year Performance-16.94%-8.05%11.56%16.60% PRA Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRAAPRA Group4.245 of 5 stars$20.84-1.6%$32.00+53.6%-16.6%$821.66M$1.05B18.953,155High Trading VolumeECPGEncore Capital Group4.0084 of 5 stars$49.32+0.2%$62.33+26.4%-5.6%$1.17B$1.33B-6.177,400Positive NewsWRLDWorld Acceptance2.7259 of 5 stars$117.87+0.0%$10.00-91.5%-21.0%$677.75M$573.21M8.012,872News CoveragePositive NewsEZPWEZCORP4.177 of 5 stars$12.12-0.7%$16.00+32.0%+32.1%$660.18M$1.16B10.998,000News CoveragePositive NewsGDOTGreen Dot1.7324 of 5 stars$11.33+3.0%$10.75-5.1%+7.6%$609.41M$1.63B-10.481,200Positive NewsRMRegional Management3.9812 of 5 stars$34.50+1.2%$35.50+2.9%+31.9%$350.52M$551.40M14.322,081Positive NewsAXPAmerican Express4.47 of 5 stars$303.90+0.6%$259.45-14.6%+65.3%$214.08B$64.42B22.2374,600Analyst ForecastCOFCapital One Financial4.2893 of 5 stars$184.35-0.1%$171.50-7.0%+39.8%$70.33B$49.48B17.3851,987DFSDiscover Financial Services4.5807 of 5 stars$175.980.0%$149.57-15.0%+60.9%$44.18B$17.40B14.2121,100Positive NewsCACCCredit Acceptance2.7996 of 5 stars$490.75+1.1%$416.00-15.2%-9.5%$5.94B$2.06B32.612,232Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsSLMSLM4.824 of 5 stars$27.73+2.0%$26.80-3.4%+49.4%$5.89B$2.84B9.471,740Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ECPG Competitors WRLD Competitors EZPW Competitors GDOT Competitors RM Competitors AXP Competitors COF Competitors DFS Competitors CACC 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:PRAA) 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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