NASDAQ:ECPG - Encore Capital Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECPG) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The asset manager reported $1.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.39 by $0.25. The asset manager earned $355.94 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $348.73 million. Encore Capital Group had a net margin of 12.28% and a return on equity of 20.85%. Encore Capital Group's revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.19 EPS. View Encore Capital Group's Earnings History.

Encore Capital Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 26th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Encore Capital Group.

Encore Capital Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 26th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

4 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Encore Capital Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $37.00 to $50.00. On average, they expect Encore Capital Group's stock price to reach $42.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 20.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Encore Capital Group.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Encore Capital Group in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Encore Capital Group.

News coverage about ECPG stock has trended extremely negative on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Encore Capital Group earned a daily sentiment score of -4.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the asset manager a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Encore Capital Group.

Some companies that are related to Encore Capital Group include American Express (AXP), Capital One Financial (COF), Discover Financial Services (DFS), Credit Acceptance (CACC), SLM (SLM), FirstCash (FCFS), Nelnet (NNI), Green Dot (GDOT), Pra Group (PRAA), World Acceptance (WRLD), Regional Management (RM), EZCORP (EZPW), Nicholas Financial (NICK) and Asta Funding (ASFI).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Encore Capital Group investors own include BioTelemetry (BEAT), Paypal (PYPL), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), SEA (SE), Novavax (NVAX), Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), Pra Group (PRAA), Aurora Cannabis (ACB), Invesco (IVZ) and Lockheed Martin (LMT).

Encore Capital Group's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Broad Run Investment Management LLC (12.33%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (10.70%), State Street Corp (2.87%), Pembroke Management LTD (1.41%), Bank of Montreal Can (1.33%) and Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (1.07%). Company insiders that own Encore Capital Group stock include Ashish Masih, Jcf Iii Europe Holdings LP, Jonathan C Clark and Paul Grinberg. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Encore Capital Group.

ECPG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including William Blair Investment Management LLC, Broad Run Investment Management LLC, Pembroke Management LTD, Arizona State Retirement System, State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Pinebridge Investments L.P., Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP and Martingale Asset Management L P. View Insider Buying and Selling for Encore Capital Group.

ECPG stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Chicago Equity Partners LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., State Street Corp, UBS Group AG, Bank of Montreal Can, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, 361 Capital LLC and Great West Life Assurance Co. Can. Company insiders that have bought Encore Capital Group stock in the last two years include Ashish Masih and Jonathan C Clark. View Insider Buying and Selling for Encore Capital Group.

Shares of ECPG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ECPG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.00.

Encore Capital Group has a market capitalization of $1.09 billion and generates $1.36 billion in revenue each year. The asset manager earns $115.89 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.98 on an earnings per share basis. Encore Capital Group employs 7,900 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Encore Capital Group.

The official website for Encore Capital Group is http://www.encorecapital.com/.

Encore Capital Group's mailing address is 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA, 92108. The asset manager can be reached via phone at 877-445-4581 or via email at [email protected]