Encore Capital Group - ECPG Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Encore Capital Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" ECPG shares.
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2 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for Encore Capital Group's stock. Their ECPG share price forecasts range from $71.00 to $87.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $79.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 42.3% from the stock's current price.
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Encore Capital Group's stock was trading at $62.11 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, ECPG stock has decreased by 10.2% and is now trading at $55.76.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 2nd 2022.
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Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECPG) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 3rd. The asset manager reported $2.66 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.12 by $0.54. The asset manager earned $412.62 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $372.31 million. Encore Capital Group had a net margin of 24.34% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 31.28%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.31 earnings per share.

122 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.

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Encore Capital Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ECPG."

Encore Capital Group's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (6.68%), BloombergSen Inc. (4.95%), Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. (4.65%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (3.77%), Bank of Montreal Can (2.06%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.96%). Insiders that own company stock include Gregory L Call, Laura Olle, Ryan B Bell and Wendy Hannam.
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One share of ECPG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $55.76.

Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) has a market capitalization of $1.33 billion and generates $1.61 billion in revenue each year. The asset manager earns $350.78 million in net income (profit) each year or $13.88 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 6,604 workers across the globe.

Encore Capital Group was founded in 1953.

Encore Capital Group's mailing address is 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA, 92108. The official website for the company is www.encorecapital.com. The asset manager can be reached via phone at (877) 445-4581, via email at bruce.thomas@encorecapital.com, or via fax at 858-309-6978.