Green Dot (GDOT) Competitors $10.22 -0.03 (-0.29%) (As of 11/22/2024 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 Green Dot (NYSE:GDOT) and Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking. Do institutionals and insiders believe in GDOT or ECPG? 92.6% of Green Dot shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Green Dot shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Encore Capital Group shares are owned 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. Do analysts recommend GDOT or ECPG? Green Dot currently has a consensus price target of $10.75, suggesting a potential upside of 5.13%. Encore Capital Group has a consensus price target of $62.33, suggesting a potential upside of 26.85%. Given Encore Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Encore Capital Group is more favorable than Green Dot.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Green Dot 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Encore Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GDOT or ECPG? 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 RatioGreen Dot$1.50B0.37$6.72M-$1.05-9.74Encore Capital Group$1.33B0.88-$206.49M-$7.85-6.26 Does the MarketBeat Community favor GDOT or ECPG? Green Dot received 264 more outperform votes than Encore Capital Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.00% of users gave Encore Capital Group an outperform vote while only 59.80% of users gave Green Dot an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGreen DotOutperform Votes59259.80% Underperform Votes39840.20% Encore Capital GroupOutperform Votes32862.00% Underperform Votes20138.00% Which has more volatility and risk, GDOT or ECPG? Green Dot has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer GDOT or ECPG? In the previous week, Encore Capital Group had 2 more articles in the media than Green Dot. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Encore Capital Group and 2 mentions for Green Dot. Green Dot's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Encore Capital Group's score of 0.46 indicating that Green Dot is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Green Dot 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Encore Capital Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is GDOT or ECPG 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 Green Dot-3.39% 3.84% 0.65% Encore Capital Group -13.91%12.70%2.61% SummaryEncore Capital Group beats Green Dot on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyElection warning coming true… If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - watch it before it's too late.Click here to watch it now. Get Green Dot News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GDOT 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 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$550.00M$8.14B$6.99B$20.15BDividend YieldN/A5.16%2.86%3.50%P/E Ratio-9.7417.4629.6244.55Price / Sales0.3714.52582.5817.75Price / Cash4.1054.6326.6921.28Price / Book0.592.975.114.71Net Income$6.72M$456.92M$124.16M$986.85M7 Day Performance-8.13%4.07%7.00%3.76%1 Month Performance-12.31%31.09%16.04%4.65%1 Year Performance22.31%124.18%34.59%27.72% Green Dot Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GDOTGreen Dot2.2245 of 5 stars$10.23-0.3%$10.75+5.1%+22.4%$550.00M$1.50B-9.741,200Positive NewsECPGEncore Capital Group3.5312 of 5 stars$48.40+1.7%$62.33+28.8%+11.7%$1.13B$1.33B-6.177,400Analyst DowngradePRAAPRA Group4.4014 of 5 stars$20.84-0.4%$32.00+53.6%+20.6%$821.72M$802.55M18.953,155WRLDWorld Acceptance2.0202 of 5 stars$117.57+0.8%$10.00-91.5%+6.6%$676.03M$573.21M7.992,872News CoveragePositive NewsEZPWEZCORP3.9506 of 5 stars$12.09flat$16.00+32.3%+52.2%$661.81M$1.16B10.848,000RMRegional Management4.0691 of 5 stars$29.93+1.9%$35.50+18.6%+38.0%$304.09M$551.40M12.582,081AXPAmerican Express4.725 of 5 stars$293.27+1.9%$253.09-13.7%+83.9%$206.59B$60.52B21.5874,600Positive NewsCOFCapital One Financial4.5285 of 5 stars$182.75+1.1%$160.18-12.3%+75.2%$69.72B$49.48B17.2651,987Analyst ForecastPositive NewsDFSDiscover Financial Services4.0286 of 5 stars$175.01+1.7%$138.81-20.7%+107.1%$43.94B$20.61B14.1221,100CACCCredit Acceptance3.1621 of 5 stars$460.02+2.8%$416.00-9.6%+9.5%$5.57B$1.90B31.032,232Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSLMSLM4.5767 of 5 stars$24.86+3.7%$25.45+2.4%+88.9%$5.28B$2.84B8.661,740 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 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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