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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Encore Capital Group, Inc. stock logo
ECPG
Encore Capital Group
$41.63
-0.3%
$46.32
$34.74
$54.73
$980.39M1.36165,407 shs163,347 shs
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESRT
Empire State Realty Trust
$9.21
+1.0%
$9.68
$5.43
$10.32
$1.51B1.31.12 million shs891,015 shs
First Bancorp stock logo
FBNC
First Bancorp
$31.52
-0.1%
$34.05
$26.00
$38.51
$1.30B1142,672 shs179,263 shs
Veris Residential, Inc. stock logo
VRE
Veris Residential
$14.54
-0.8%
$14.81
$13.06
$18.98
$1.34B1.23681,569 shs502,156 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Encore Capital Group, Inc. stock logo
ECPG
Encore Capital Group
-3.00%+0.29%-7.18%-19.20%-16.98%
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESRT
Empire State Realty Trust
-2.67%+0.66%-6.13%-10.20%+58.43%
First Bancorp stock logo
FBNC
First Bancorp
-8.55%+0.93%-9.23%-10.45%+0.35%
Veris Residential, Inc. stock logo
VRE
Veris Residential
-2.72%+3.39%+0.69%-7.40%-5.54%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Encore Capital Group, Inc. stock logo
ECPG
Encore Capital Group
3.182 of 5 stars
3.50.00.02.21.10.81.9
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESRT
Empire State Realty Trust
3.3006 of 5 stars
0.81.02.52.33.22.52.5
First Bancorp stock logo
FBNC
First Bancorp
2.1723 of 5 stars
1.32.02.50.01.71.73.1
Veris Residential, Inc. stock logo
VRE
Veris Residential
1.3294 of 5 stars
2.31.01.70.01.12.51.3

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Encore Capital Group, Inc. stock logo
ECPG
Encore Capital Group
3.00
Buy$66.5059.74% Upside
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESRT
Empire State Realty Trust
1.67
Reduce$8.33-9.52% Downside
First Bancorp stock logo
FBNC
First Bancorp
2.67
Moderate Buy$33.004.70% Upside
Veris Residential, Inc. stock logo
VRE
Veris Residential
2.67
Moderate Buy$17.0016.92% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest ECPG, ESRT, FBNC, and VRE Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/17/2024
Encore Capital Group, Inc. stock logo
ECPG
Encore Capital Group
JMP Securities
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Reiterated RatingMarket Outperform ➝ Market Outperform$60.00
4/9/2024
Veris Residential, Inc. stock logo
VRE
Veris Residential
Truist Financial
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Lower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$15.00 ➝ $14.00
(Data available from 4/26/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Encore Capital Group, Inc. stock logo
ECPG
Encore Capital Group
$1.22B0.80$18.02 per share2.31$39.80 per share1.05
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESRT
Empire State Realty Trust
$739.57M2.04$1.56 per share5.92$10.62 per share0.87
First Bancorp stock logo
FBNC
First Bancorp
$546.25M2.37$3.01 per share10.47$33.40 per share0.94
Veris Residential, Inc. stock logo
VRE
Veris Residential
$279.86M4.79N/AN/A$13.88 per share1.05

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Encore Capital Group, Inc. stock logo
ECPG
Encore Capital Group
-$206.49M-$8.78N/A4.67N/A-16.89%9.46%2.27%5/8/2024 (Confirmed)
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESRT
Empire State Realty Trust
$53.24M$0.3030.709.803.446.51%2.85%1.17%7/24/2024 (Estimated)
First Bancorp stock logo
FBNC
First Bancorp
$104.13M$2.7711.3810.37N/A20.58%8.73%0.95%7/24/2024 (Estimated)
Veris Residential, Inc. stock logo
VRE
Veris Residential
-$107.26M-$1.00N/A25.512.90-32.51%-10.35%-3.92%7/24/2024 (Estimated)

Latest ECPG, ESRT, FBNC, and VRE Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/8/2024N/A
Encore Capital Group, Inc. stock logo
ECPG
Encore Capital Group
$0.94N/A-$0.94N/AN/AN/A  
2/21/2024Q4 2023
Encore Capital Group, Inc. stock logo
ECPG
Encore Capital Group
$1.22$1.25+$0.03$13.90$330.77 million$277.39 million

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Encore Capital Group, Inc. stock logo
ECPG
Encore Capital Group
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESRT
Empire State Realty Trust
$0.141.52%-12.64%46.67%N/A
First Bancorp stock logo
FBNC
First Bancorp
$0.882.79%+6.92%31.77%N/A
Veris Residential, Inc. stock logo
VRE
Veris Residential
$0.211.44%-44.51%N/A N/A

Latest ECPG, ESRT, FBNC, and VRE Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
3/15/2024
First Bancorp stock logo
FBNC
First Bancorp
quarterly$0.222.6%3/27/20243/31/20244/25/2024
2/29/2024
Veris Residential, Inc. stock logo
VRE
Veris Residential
Quarterly$0.05201.4%4/2/20244/3/20244/16/2024
3/1/2024
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESRT
Empire State Realty Trust
quarterly$0.03501.4%3/14/20243/15/20243/28/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Encore Capital Group, Inc. stock logo
ECPG
Encore Capital Group
3.54
0.83
0.83
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESRT
Empire State Realty Trust
1.29
7.04
7.04
First Bancorp stock logo
FBNC
First Bancorp
0.46
0.83
0.83
Veris Residential, Inc. stock logo
VRE
Veris Residential
1.45
1.01
1.01

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Encore Capital Group, Inc. stock logo
ECPG
Encore Capital Group
N/A
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESRT
Empire State Realty Trust
67.10%
First Bancorp stock logo
FBNC
First Bancorp
68.36%
Veris Residential, Inc. stock logo
VRE
Veris Residential
93.04%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Encore Capital Group, Inc. stock logo
ECPG
Encore Capital Group
2.90%
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESRT
Empire State Realty Trust
13.95%
First Bancorp stock logo
FBNC
First Bancorp
3.65%
Veris Residential, Inc. stock logo
VRE
Veris Residential
15.00%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Encore Capital Group, Inc. stock logo
ECPG
Encore Capital Group
7,40023.55 million22.86 millionOptionable
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. stock logo
ESRT
Empire State Realty Trust
666164.07 million141.19 millionOptionable
First Bancorp stock logo
FBNC
First Bancorp
1,44541.13 million39.63 millionOptionable
Veris Residential, Inc. stock logo
VRE
Veris Residential
19792.23 million78.40 millionOptionable

ECPG, ESRT, FBNC, and VRE Headlines

SourceHeadline
Veris Residential Inc (VRE) (Q1 2024) Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Navigating Growth ...Veris Residential Inc (VRE) (Q1 2024) Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Navigating Growth ...
finance.yahoo.com - April 26 at 7:59 AM
Veris Residential, Inc. 2024 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationVeris Residential, Inc. 2024 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation
seekingalpha.com - April 25 at 7:22 AM
Veris Residential Inc (VRE) Q1 2024 Earnings: A Detailed OverviewVeris Residential Inc (VRE) Q1 2024 Earnings: A Detailed Overview
finance.yahoo.com - April 24 at 10:22 PM
VRE Stock Earnings: Veris Residential Beats EPS, Misses Revenue for Q1 2024VRE Stock Earnings: Veris Residential Beats EPS, Misses Revenue for Q1 2024
msn.com - April 24 at 10:22 PM
Veris (VRE) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to SayVeris (VRE) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
zacks.com - April 24 at 8:36 PM
Veris Residential (NYSE:VRE) Issues FY 2024 Earnings GuidanceVeris Residential (NYSE:VRE) Issues FY 2024 Earnings Guidance
marketbeat.com - April 24 at 6:13 PM
Veris Residential reports Q1 resultsVeris Residential reports Q1 results
msn.com - April 24 at 5:22 PM
Veris Residential, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2024 ResultsVeris Residential, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2024 Results
prnewswire.com - April 24 at 4:20 PM
Nasdaq Futures Climb on Tesla Boost, Meta Earnings in FocusNasdaq Futures Climb on Tesla Boost, Meta Earnings in Focus
msn.com - April 24 at 7:21 AM
OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd Purchases 147,807 Shares of Veris Residential, Inc. (NYSE:VRE)OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd Purchases 147,807 Shares of Veris Residential, Inc. (NYSE:VRE)
marketbeat.com - April 20 at 4:23 PM
Veris Residential (VRE) Scheduled to Post Earnings on WednesdayVeris Residential (VRE) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Wednesday
americanbankingnews.com - April 17 at 3:10 AM
Veris Residential, Inc. Announces Dates for First Quarter 2024 Financial Results and WebcastVeris Residential, Inc. Announces Dates for First Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Webcast
finance.yahoo.com - April 15 at 10:21 AM
Veris Residential, Inc. (NYSE:VRE) Short Interest Down 27.4% in MarchVeris Residential, Inc. (NYSE:VRE) Short Interest Down 27.4% in March
marketbeat.com - April 12 at 2:50 PM
Truist Financial Lowers Veris Residential (NYSE:VRE) Price Target to $14.00Truist Financial Lowers Veris Residential (NYSE:VRE) Price Target to $14.00
marketbeat.com - April 9 at 2:26 PM
Veris Residential (NYSE:VRE) Trading 5.8% Higher Veris Residential (NYSE:VRE) Trading 5.8% Higher
marketbeat.com - April 8 at 1:45 PM
Veris Residential Declares Quarterly Cash DividendVeris Residential Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
prnewswire.com - February 29 at 5:26 PM
Veris Residential beats top-line and bottom-line estimates; initiates FY24 outlookVeris Residential beats top-line and bottom-line estimates; initiates FY24 outlook
msn.com - February 22 at 10:44 AM
Veris Residential, Inc. 2023 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationVeris Residential, Inc. 2023 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation
seekingalpha.com - February 22 at 8:50 AM
Veris Residential (VRE) Surpasses Q4 FFO and Revenue EstimatesVeris Residential (VRE) Surpasses Q4 FFO and Revenue Estimates
finance.yahoo.com - February 21 at 11:28 PM
Veris Residential, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 ResultsVeris Residential, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results
finance.yahoo.com - February 21 at 11:28 PM
Compared to Estimates, Veris (VRE) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key MetricsCompared to Estimates, Veris (VRE) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
zacks.com - February 21 at 9:30 PM
Veris Residential (VRE) Surpasses Q4 FFO and Revenue EstimatesVeris Residential (VRE) Surpasses Q4 FFO and Revenue Estimates
zacks.com - February 21 at 8:41 PM
Veris Residential, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 ResultsVeris Residential, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results
prnewswire.com - February 21 at 7:04 PM
Veris Residential Inc (VRE) Reports Solid Growth in Core FFO and NOI for FY 2023Veris Residential Inc (VRE) Reports Solid Growth in Core FFO and NOI for FY 2023
finance.yahoo.com - February 21 at 6:28 PM

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Media Sentiment Over Time

Company Descriptions

Encore Capital Group logo

Encore Capital Group

NASDAQ:ECPG
Encore Capital Group, Inc., a specialty finance company, provides debt recovery solutions and other related services for consumers across financial assets worldwide. The company purchases portfolios of defaulted consumer receivables at deep discounts to face value, as well as manages them by working with individuals as they repay their obligations and works toward financial recovery. It is also involved in the provision of early stage collection, business process outsourcing, and contingent collection services. In addition, the company engages in debt servicing and other portfolio management services to credit originator for non-performing loans. Further, it offers credit management services. Encore Capital Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Empire State Realty Trust logo

Empire State Realty Trust

NYSE:ESRT
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) is a NYC-focused REIT that owns and operates a portfolio of modernized, amenitized, and well-located office, retail, and multifamily assets. The company is the recognized leader in energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality. ESRT's flagship Empire State Building - the "World's Most Famous Building" - includes its Observatory, Tripadvisor's 2023 Travelers' Choice Awards: Best of the Best the #1 attraction in the US for two consecutive years. As of September 30, 2023, ESRT's portfolio is comprised of approximately 8.6 million rentable square feet of office space, 0.7 million rentable square feet of retail space and 727 residential units across three multifamily properties.
First Bancorp logo

First Bancorp

NASDAQ:FBNC
First Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for First Bank that provides banking products and services for individuals and small to medium-sized businesses. The company accepts deposit products, such as checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as time deposits, including certificate of deposits and individual retirement accounts. It also offers loans for a range of consumer and commercial purposes comprising loans for business, real estate, personal, home improvement, and automobiles, as well as residential mortgages and small business administration loans; and accounts receivable financing and factoring, inventory financing, and purchase order financing services. In addition, the company provides credit and debit cards, letter of credits, and safe deposit box rental services, as well as electronic funds transfer services consisting of wire transfers; and internet and mobile banking, cash management, bank-by-phone services, and remote deposit capture services. Further, it offers investment and insurance products, such as mutual funds, annuities, long-term care insurance, life insurance, and company retirement plans, as well as property and casualty insurance products; and financial planning services. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
Veris Residential logo

Veris Residential

NYSE:VRE
Veris Residential, Inc. is a forward-thinking, environmentally and socially conscious real estate investment trust (REIT) that primarily owns, operates, acquires and develops holistically-inspired, Class A multifamily properties that meet the sustainability-conscious lifestyle needs of today's residents while seeking to positively impact the communities it serves and the planet at large. The company is guided by an experienced management team and Board of Directors and is underpinned by leading corporate governance principle; a best-in-class and sustainable approach to operations; and an inclusive culture based on equality and meritocratic empowerment.