Encore Capital Group Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Encore Capital Group in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Encore Capital Group stock.
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Encore Capital Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 4th 2021.
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Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECPG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 5th. The asset manager reported $2.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.88. The asset manager earned $416.84 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $375.63 million. Encore Capital Group had a net margin of 14.84% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 24.75%.
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Encore Capital Group's stock was trading at $35.30 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ECPG shares have increased by 15.8% and is now trading at $40.88.
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3 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Encore Capital Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $54.00 to $55.00. On average, they expect Encore Capital Group's stock price to reach $54.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 33.3% from the stock's current price.
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122 employees have rated Encore Capital Group CEO Ashish Masih on Glassdoor.com. Ashish Masih has an approval rating of 79% among Encore Capital Group's employees.

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), Nelnet (NNI), Green Dot (GDOT), PRA Group (PRAA), World Acceptance (WRLD), Regional Management (RM), EZCORP (EZPW) and Nicholas Financial (NICK).
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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 Trust (QQQ), AT&T (T) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

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 BlackRock Inc. (17.15%), Northern Trust Corp (1.72%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.69%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.92%), Great Lakes Advisors LLC (0.53%) and RE Advisers Corp (0.45%). Company insiders that own Encore Capital Group stock include Ryan B Bell and Wendy Hannam.
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ECPG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., Northern Trust Corp, Peak Financial Advisors LLC, RE Advisers Corp, Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, Prudential Financial Inc., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., and Carnegie Capital Asset Management LLC.
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ECPG stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Millrace Asset Group Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, Great Lakes Advisors LLC, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV, We Are One Seven LLC, and GSA Capital Partners LLP.
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One share of ECPG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $40.88.

Encore Capital Group has a market capitalization of $1.27 billion and generates $1.40 billion in revenue each year. The asset manager earns $167.87 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.95 on an earnings per share basis.

Encore Capital Group employs 7,725 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of Encore Capital Group: Baycorp, Cabot Credit Management, and Grove Capital Management.

Encore Capital Group was founded in 1953.

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

Encore Capital Group is headquartered at 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA, 92108.

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]ecapital.com.