Green Dot (GDOT) Competitors $10.34 -0.31 (-2.91%) (As of 12/23/2024 05:26 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends GDOT vs. ECPG, PRAA, WRLD, EZPW, RM, AXP, COF, DFS, CACC, and SLMShould you be buying Green Dot stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Green Dot include Encore Capital Group (ECPG), PRA Group (PRAA), World Acceptance (WRLD), EZCORP (EZPW), 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. Green Dot vs. Encore Capital Group PRA Group World Acceptance EZCORP Regional Management American Express Capital One Financial Discover Financial Services Credit Acceptance SLM Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) and Green Dot (NYSE:GDOT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to ECPG or GDOT? In the previous week, Encore Capital Group had 3 more articles in the media than Green Dot. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Encore Capital Group and 3 mentions for Green Dot. Encore Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Green Dot's score of 0.18 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Green Dot 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer ECPG or GDOT? Encore Capital Group presently has a consensus price target of $65.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.01%. Green Dot has a consensus price target of $10.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.97%. Given Encore Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Encore Capital Group is more favorable than Green Dot.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) 3.25Green Dot 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is ECPG or GDOT more profitable? Green Dot has a net margin of -3.39% compared to Encore Capital Group's net margin of -13.91%. Encore Capital Group's return on equity of 12.70% beat Green Dot's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Encore Capital Group-13.91% 12.70% 2.61% Green Dot -3.39%3.84%0.65% Does the MarketBeat Community favor ECPG or GDOT? Green Dot received 262 more outperform votes than Encore Capital Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.15% of users gave Encore Capital Group an outperform vote while only 59.80% of users gave Green Dot an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEncore Capital GroupOutperform Votes33062.15% Underperform Votes20137.85% Green DotOutperform Votes59259.80% Underperform Votes39840.20% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ECPG or GDOT? 92.6% of Green Dot shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Encore Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Green Dot 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. Which has more risk and volatility, ECPG or GDOT? Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Dot has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ECPG or GDOT? Green Dot has higher revenue and earnings than Encore Capital Group. Green Dot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Encore Capital Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEncore Capital Group$1.33B0.83-$206.49M-$7.85-5.96Green Dot$1.63B0.34$6.72M-$1.05-9.85 SummaryEncore Capital Group beats Green Dot on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad ProsperityPubCrypto’s hidden gem + greatest crypto bull run in history = $$$?You don’t actually want to buy Bitcoin this time around. 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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 NYSE 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 GDOT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGreen DotNondepository credit institutions IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$556.16M$7.91B$7.27B$19.21BDividend YieldN/A5.19%2.31%3.67%P/E Ratio-9.8518.3328.1341.09Price / Sales0.3410.82432.5217.38Price / Cash4.2357.6331.4521.28Price / Book0.642.345.935.31Net Income$6.72M$468.09M$126.23M$989.88M7 Day Performance-8.21%-9.22%1.30%-2.51%1 Month Performance1.08%-8.08%8.74%-4.68%1 Year Performance3.30%19.36%17.52%11.56% Green Dot Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GDOTGreen Dot1.6691 of 5 stars$10.34-2.9%$10.75+4.0%+3.3%$556.16M$1.63B-9.851,200ECPGEncore Capital Group4.0803 of 5 stars$49.25+0.0%$62.33+26.6%-7.1%$1.17B$1.33B-6.177,400Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePRAAPRA Group4.2469 of 5 stars$21.89+3.7%$32.00+46.2%-18.7%$863.12M$802.55M19.193,155WRLDWorld Acceptance2.7343 of 5 stars$117.87+0.0%$10.00-91.5%-17.4%$677.75M$573.21M8.012,872Positive NewsEZPWEZCORP3.9832 of 5 stars$12.17-0.2%$16.00+31.5%+32.2%$662.90M$1.16B10.998,000Positive NewsRMRegional Management3.7485 of 5 stars$34.68+1.7%$35.50+2.4%+21.0%$352.35M$551.40M14.322,081AXPAmerican Express4.5404 of 5 stars$303.93+0.6%$259.45-14.6%+61.0%$214.10B$64.42B22.2374,600Analyst UpgradeCOFCapital One Financial4.3652 of 5 stars$184.32-0.1%$171.50-7.0%+38.7%$70.32B$49.48B17.3851,987DFSDiscover Financial Services4.4825 of 5 stars$175.950.0%$149.57-15.0%+57.2%$44.18B$17.40B14.2121,100CACCCredit Acceptance2.7855 of 5 stars$489.99+0.9%$416.00-15.1%-12.6%$5.93B$2.06B32.612,232Positive NewsSLMSLM4.8667 of 5 stars$27.72+2.0%$26.80-3.3%+45.7%$5.89B$2.84B9.471,740 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ECPG Competitors PRAA Competitors WRLD Competitors EZPW 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 (NYSE:GDOT) was last updated on 12/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTiny Mineral, Massive Market OpportunityImagine a mineral so small it fits in the palm of your hand... yet its potential could transform the world's f...i2i Marketing Group, LLC | SponsoredURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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