EZCORP (EZPW) Competitors $13.98 -0.25 (-1.76%) Closing price 07/18/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.18 +0.20 (+1.39%) As of 07/18/2025 05:17 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EZPW vs. WRLD, ECPG, PRAA, GDOT, RM, AXP, COF, DFS, SLM, and CACCShould you be buying EZCORP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EZCORP include World Acceptance (WRLD), Encore Capital Group (ECPG), PRA Group (PRAA), Green Dot (GDOT), Regional Management (RM), American Express (AXP), Capital One Financial (COF), Discover Financial Services (DFS), SLM (SLM), and Credit Acceptance (CACC). These companies are all part of the "consumer finance" industry. EZCORP vs. Its Competitors World Acceptance Encore Capital Group PRA Group Green Dot Regional Management American Express Capital One Financial Discover Financial Services SLM Credit Acceptance EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) and World Acceptance (NASDAQ:WRLD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment. Which has better earnings & valuation, EZPW or WRLD? World Acceptance has lower revenue, but higher earnings than EZCORP. World Acceptance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EZCORP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEZCORP$1.16B0.66$83.10M$1.1911.75World Acceptance$564.84M1.55$89.74M$16.3610.07 Which has more risk & volatility, EZPW or WRLD? EZCORP has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, World Acceptance has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is EZPW or WRLD more profitable? World Acceptance has a net margin of 15.89% compared to EZCORP's net margin of 7.45%. World Acceptance's return on equity of 21.02% beat EZCORP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets EZCORP7.45% 11.53% 5.97% World Acceptance 15.89%21.02%8.51% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EZPW or WRLD? 99.8% of EZCORP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of World Acceptance shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of EZCORP shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.2% of World Acceptance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to EZPW or WRLD? In the previous week, EZCORP had 4 more articles in the media than World Acceptance. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for EZCORP and 5 mentions for World Acceptance. World Acceptance's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat EZCORP's score of 1.21 indicating that World Acceptance is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment EZCORP 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive World Acceptance 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate EZPW or WRLD? EZCORP presently has a consensus target price of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.33%. World Acceptance has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential downside of 93.93%. Given EZCORP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe EZCORP is more favorable than World Acceptance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score EZCORP 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80World Acceptance 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryWorld Acceptance beats EZCORP on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get EZCORP News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EZPW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EZPW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EZPW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEZCORPFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$782.85M$8.19B$12.10B$9.40BDividend YieldN/A3.47%5.56%4.03%P/E Ratio11.7515.2919.1519.82Price / Sales0.662.3726.1198.20Price / Cash6.508.2921.6858.27Price / Book0.951.822.315.65Net Income$83.10M$486.48M$997.60M$257.91M7 Day Performance-1.48%-2.22%0.39%3.38%1 Month Performance5.43%5.78%4.38%11.11%1 Year Performance39.80%26.90%538.30%18.99% EZCORP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EZPWEZCORP4.3115 of 5 stars$13.98-1.8%$18.50+32.3%+35.9%$782.85M$1.16B11.758,000Positive NewsWRLDWorld Acceptance2.9539 of 5 stars$170.43-0.1%$10.00-94.1%+17.5%$904.98M$564.84M10.422,838News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsECPGEncore Capital Group4.0205 of 5 stars$38.45-1.5%$62.67+63.0%-20.3%$897.81M$1.32B-7.867,350PRAAPRA Group4.7073 of 5 stars$15.86+0.4%$27.00+70.2%-32.2%$628.99M$1.14B8.863,115GDOTGreen Dot2.509 of 5 stars$10.61-0.8%$12.00+13.2%+7.8%$582.12M$1.83B-81.571,150RMRegional Management4.0361 of 5 stars$32.58+0.7%$34.00+4.4%-2.7%$323.20M$520.37M9.872,131Analyst DowngradeAXPAmerican Express4.4259 of 5 stars$320.83+0.4%$307.68-4.1%+23.7%$224.77B$65.95B22.4075,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeCOFCapital One Financial4.9723 of 5 stars$220.76+0.4%$222.07+0.6%+46.8%$84.58B$53.94B18.5452,600Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeDFSDiscover Financial Services3.0024 of 5 stars$197.76-1.4%$191.64-3.1%+38.4%$49.77B$18.00B12.3920,200High Trading VolumeSLMSLM4.9106 of 5 stars$33.57+0.5%$33.40-0.5%+40.6%$7.05B$2.62B12.081,710Upcoming EarningsCACCCredit Acceptance2.3271 of 5 stars$514.22-0.2%$440.00-14.4%-15.3%$5.97B$2.19B21.942,431Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies World Acceptance Competitors Encore Capital Group Competitors PRA Group Competitors Green Dot Competitors Regional Management Competitors American Express Competitors Capital One Financial Competitors Discover Financial Services Competitors SLM Competitors Credit Acceptance Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:EZPW) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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