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Encore Capital Group (ECPG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$41.38 +0.75 (+1.85%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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About Encore Capital Group Stock (NASDAQ:ECPG)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$40.47
$41.77
50-Day Range
$35.97
$46.09
52-Week Range
$26.45
$51.77
Volume
470,740 shs
Average Volume
327,627 shs
Market Capitalization
$952.15 million
P/E Ratio
5.66
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$62.67
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Encore Capital Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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74th Percentile Overall Score

ECPG MarketRank™: 

Encore Capital Group scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 432nd out of 923 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Encore Capital Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Encore Capital Group has a consensus price target of $62.67, representing about 51.4% upside from its current price of $41.38.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Encore Capital Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Encore Capital Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Encore Capital Group are expected to grow by 45.78% in the coming year, from $5.09 to $7.42 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Encore Capital Group is -11.06, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Encore Capital Group is -11.06, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Encore Capital Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.28. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Encore Capital Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.22% of the float of Encore Capital Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Encore Capital Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Encore Capital Group has recently increased by 14.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Encore Capital Group does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Encore Capital Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.22% of the float of Encore Capital Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Encore Capital Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Encore Capital Group has recently increased by 14.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Encore Capital Group has a news sentiment score of 0.91. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Encore Capital Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Encore Capital Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
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ECPG Stock News Headlines

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ECPG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Encore Capital Group's stock was trading at $47.77 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ECPG shares have decreased by 13.4% and is now trading at $41.38.

Encore Capital Group Inc (NASDAQ:ECPG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 6th. The asset manager reported $2.49 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $1.05. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 24.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Encore Capital Group subsidiaries include Baycorp, Grove Capital Management, and Cabot Credit Management.

Top institutional investors of Encore Capital Group include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Ashish Masih, Jonathan C Clark, Ashwini Gupta, Ryan B Bell, Laura Olle and Andrew Eric Asch.
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Shares of ECPG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Encore Capital Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX) and Visa (V).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/06/2025
Today
10/07/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - CONS LOANS
Sub-Industry
Consumer Finance
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:ECPG
CIK
1084961
Employees
7,350
Year Founded
1953

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$66.00
Low Price Target
$57.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+52.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.80
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($3.74)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
8.06
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$139.24 million
Net Margins
-6.07%
Pretax Margin
-2.09%
Return on Equity
19.61%
Return on Assets
3.47%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
4.43
Current Ratio
0.81
Quick Ratio
0.81

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.32 billion
Price / Sales
0.72
Cash Flow
$11.49 per share
Price / Cash Flow
3.57
Book Value
$32.39 per share
Price / Book
1.27

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
23,010,000
Free Float
22,407,000
Market Cap
$944.12 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.48

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This page (NASDAQ:ECPG) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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