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(From Prosper Trading Academy) (Ad) Free ECPG Stock Alerts $44.87 -1.24 (-2.69%) (As of 03/18/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$44.79▼$46.1550-Day Range$46.11▼$53.4252-Week Range$34.74▼$54.73Volume149,368 shsAverage Volume154,081 shsMarket Capitalization$1.06 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$64.50 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Get Encore Capital Group alerts: Email Address Encore Capital Group MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingBuy3.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside43.7% Upside$64.50 Price TargetShort InterestBearish9.55% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainability-0.30Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.46Based on 9 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$275,000 Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth50.25%From $5.93 to $8.91 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.3.60 out of 5 starsFinance Sector381st out of 881 stocksShort - Term Business Credit Industry2nd out of 3 stocks 3.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingEncore Capital Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $64.50, Encore Capital Group has a forecasted upside of 43.7% from its current price of $44.87.Amount of Analyst CoverageEncore Capital Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 1.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted9.55% of the float of Encore Capital Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEncore Capital Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 13.4, which indicates bearish sentiment.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Encore Capital Group has recently decreased by 2.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldEncore Capital Group does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthEncore Capital Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 2.2 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreEncore Capital Group has received a 6.86% net impact score from Upright. Encore Capital seems to create the most significant positive value in categories "Jobs", "Taxes", and "Societal infrastructure". The positive contribution in the "Societal infrastructure" impact category is driven by its "Collection agency services" product. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Encore Capital Group is -0.30. Previous Next 1.9 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentEncore Capital Group has a news sentiment score of 0.46. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Encore Capital Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week. Previous Next 0.8 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Encore Capital Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $275,000.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.90% of the stock of Encore Capital Group is held by insiders. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Encore Capital Group are expected to grow by 50.25% in the coming year, from $5.93 to $8.91 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Encore Capital Group is -5.11, 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. SectorThe P/E ratio of Encore Capital Group is -5.11, 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 RatioEncore Capital Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.13. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. 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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.Read More ECPG Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart ECPG Stock News HeadlinesMarch 13, 2024 | insidertrades.comEncore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECPG) Insider Sells $275,000.00 in StockMarch 17, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comECPG Apr 2024 45.000 putMarch 19, 2024 | Porter & Company (Ad)Urgent new message from Porter StansberryI’ve been in the financial markets for close to three decades… Yet, I’ve never seen an opportunity that’s so urgent, so critical, and yet so overlooked than what is unfolding right now. You see, in one corner of the markets a financial anomaly has emerged that promises to be the single most important story of 2024.March 17, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comEncore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) Shares Gap Down to $46.65March 16, 2024 | nasdaq.comNotable Two Hundred Day Moving Average Cross - ECPGMarch 16, 2024 | finanznachrichten.deEncore Capital Group, Inc.: Encore Capital Group Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Financial ResultsMarch 14, 2024 | globenewswire.comEncore Capital Group, Inc. Announces Pricing of Upsized Senior Secured Notes OfferingMarch 12, 2024 | globenewswire.comEncore Capital Group, Inc. Announces Proposed Senior Secured Notes OfferingMarch 19, 2024 | Behind the Markets (Ad)The only AI company you should be looking atThis is the ONLY AI company you should be watching right now. No. It's not Nvidia, Intel, or Microsoft... It's a tiny biotech using proprietary AI to assist in new drug discovery at a rate 100,000 times faster than a human. This new drug discovery technique will change the market. And that's why they received a $50 million investment from an AI powerhouse.March 1, 2024 | globenewswire.comEncore Capital Group to Present and Meet with Investors at the Raymond James 45th Annual Institutional Investors ConferenceFebruary 28, 2024 | seekingalpha.comEncore Capital Group: Debt Collector Slumps After Earnings Despite Solid Financial Position And Favorable Fundamentals (Speculative Buy)February 23, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEncore Capital Group Full Year 2023 Earnings: Misses ExpectationsFebruary 23, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEncore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECPG) Q4 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptFebruary 22, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comQ4 2023 Encore Capital Group Inc Earnings CallFebruary 21, 2024 | msn.comEncore Capital Group (ECPG) Q4 Earnings Beat EstimatesFebruary 21, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEncore Capital Group Inc (ECPG) Faces Net Loss in 2023 Despite Strong Portfolio GrowthFebruary 21, 2024 | globenewswire.comEncore Capital Group Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Financial ResultsFebruary 20, 2024 | benzinga.comEarnings Preview For Encore Capital GrFebruary 20, 2024 | msn.comSpotlight on Encore Capital's (ECPG) Q4 Earnings DriversFebruary 17, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comECPG Mar 2024 62.500 callFebruary 17, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comECPG Mar 2024 37.500 putJanuary 31, 2024 | wsj.comEncore Capital Group Inc.November 8, 2023 | finanznachrichten.deEncore Capital Group, Inc.: Encore Capital Group Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial ResultsNovember 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEncore Capital Group Inc (ECPG) Q3 2023 Earnings: GAAP EPS of $0.79, Net Income Down by 39%November 1, 2023 | seekingalpha.comEncore Capital Group, Inc. 2023 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationNovember 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEncore Capital Group Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial ResultsOctober 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEarnings Preview: Curo Group (CURO) Q3 Earnings Expected to DeclineSee More Headlines Receive ECPG Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Encore Capital Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings2/21/2024Today3/18/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)5/01/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Short-term business credit Sub-IndustryConsumer Finance Current SymbolNASDAQ:ECPG CUSIP29255410 CIK1084961 Webwww.encorecapital.com Phone(877) 445-4581Fax858-309-6978Employees7,400Year Founded1953Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$64.50 High Stock Price Target$73.00 Low Stock Price Target$56.00 Potential Upside/Downside+43.7%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($8.78) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio7.57 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$-206,490,000.00 Net Margins-16.89% Pretax Margin-14.74% Return on Equity9.46% Return on Assets2.27% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio3.54 Current Ratio0.83 Quick Ratio0.83 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.22 billion Price / Sales0.86 Cash Flow$17.88 per share Price / Cash Flow2.51 Book Value$39.80 per share Price / Book1.13Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares23,550,000Free Float22,862,000Market Cap$1.06 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.36 Social Links Investing Strategies To Help Grow Your Retirement IncomeNeed to stretch out your 401K or Roth IRA plan? Use these time-tested investing strategies to grow the monthly retirement income that your stock portfolio generates.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Ashish Masih (Age 58)President, CEO & Director Comp: $1.54MMr. Jonathan C. Clark (Age 65)Executive VP, Principal Accounting Officer, CFO & Treasurer Comp: $1.11MMr. Andrew E. AschSenior VP, General Counsel & Corporate SecretaryMr. Ryan B. Bell (Age 44)President of Midland Credit Management, Inc. Comp: $893.11kMs. Monique Dumais-ChrisopeSenior VP & Chief Information OfficerMr. Bruce ThomasVice President of Global Investor RelationsMr. Steve CarmichaelSenior VP and Chief Risk, Strategy & Compliance OfficerFaryar BorhaniVP & Chief Communications OfficerMs. Tracy TingSenior VP & Chief Human Resources OfficerMs. Sheryl WrightSenior Vice President of Corporate & Government AffairsMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsPRA GroupNASDAQ:PRAATriCo BancsharesNASDAQ:TCBKMFA FinancialNYSE:MFANuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite FundNASDAQ:QQQXKennedy-WilsonNYSE:KWView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsVanguard Group Inc.Sold 2,376 shares on 3/11/2024Ownership: 10.855%Ryan B BellSold 5,500 sharesTotal: $275,000.00 ($50.00/share)Wellington Management Group LLPBought 68,112 shares on 3/5/2024Ownership: 0.289%Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MDBought 596 shares on 2/16/2024Ownership: 0.069%GSA Capital Partners LLPBought 3,072 shares on 2/16/2024Ownership: 0.044%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions ECPG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Encore Capital Group stock right now? 3 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Encore Capital Group in the last year. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" ECPG shares. View ECPG analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Encore Capital Group's stock price target for 2024? 3 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Encore Capital Group's shares. Their ECPG share price targets range from $56.00 to $73.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $64.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 43.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for ECPG or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have ECPG shares performed in 2024? Encore Capital Group's stock was trading at $50.75 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, ECPG shares have decreased by 11.6% and is now trading at $44.87. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. When is Encore Capital Group's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 1st 2024. View our ECPG earnings forecast. How were Encore Capital Group's earnings last quarter? Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECPG) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 21st. The asset manager reported $1.25 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.03. The asset manager had revenue of $277.39 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $330.77 million. Encore Capital Group had a negative net margin of 16.89% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.46%. What ETFs hold Encore Capital Group's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) stock in their portfolio include ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF (SIXS), Burney U.S. Factor Rotation ETF (BRNY) and VictoryShares US Small Mid Cap Value Momentum ETF (USVM).WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund (EES). What is Ashish Masih's approval rating as Encore Capital Group's CEO? 217 employees have rated Encore Capital Group Chief Executive Officer Ashish Masih on Glassdoor.com. Ashish Masih has an approval rating of 79% among the company's employees. 69.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Encore Capital Group to a friend. What other stocks do shareholders of Encore Capital Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Encore Capital Group investors own include BioTelemetry (BEAT), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), PayPal (PYPL), SEA (SE), AbbVie (ABBV), Novavax (NVAX), Pfizer (PFE), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), AT&T (T) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Who are Encore Capital Group's major shareholders? Encore Capital Group's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.86%), Vanguard Group Inc. (10.85%), Broad Run Investment Management LLC (4.79%), BloombergSen Inc. (3.90%), Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (3.90%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.75%). Insiders that own company stock include Gregory L Call, Jonathan C Clark, Laura Olle and Ryan B Bell. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Encore Capital Group? 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. Does Encore Capital Group have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiares of Encore Capital Group: Baycorp, Cabot Credit Management, and Grove Capital Management.Read More This page (NASDAQ:ECPG) was last updated on 3/19/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCentral Bank Gold Heist In ProgressColonial Metals8,788% Return Predicted For THIS Crypto (already up 40% in 6 months)Paradigm PressAltcoin FRENZY Alert…Crypto 101 MediaThe AI Bottleneck No One is Talking AboutThe Bull ReportMake This $3 Trade the Instant the Opening Bell RingsMonument Traders AllianceSHOCKING Footage From Tesla Gigafactory In Austin, TexasInvestorPlaceThis AI Trade Machine Made 1,729%* (With 89% Wins)Prosper Trading AcademyThe world’s greatest investmentPorter & Company Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Encore Capital Group, Inc. 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