EZCORP (EZPW) Competitors $18.07 +0.40 (+2.28%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EZPW vs. ECPG, WRLD, GDOT, PRAA, RM, AXP, COF, CACC, SLM, and NNIShould you be buying EZCORP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EZCORP include Encore Capital Group (ECPG), World Acceptance (WRLD), Green Dot (GDOT), PRA Group (PRAA), Regional Management (RM), American Express (AXP), Capital One Financial (COF), Credit Acceptance (CACC), SLM (SLM), and Nelnet (NNI). These companies are all part of the "consumer finance" industry. EZCORP vs. Its Competitors Encore Capital Group World Acceptance Green Dot PRA Group Regional Management American Express Capital One Financial Credit Acceptance SLM Nelnet EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) and Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EZPW or ECPG? 99.8% of EZCORP shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of EZCORP shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Encore Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer EZPW or ECPG? In the previous week, Encore Capital Group had 3 more articles in the media than EZCORP. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Encore Capital Group and 1 mentions for EZCORP. Encore Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat EZCORP's score of 0.63 indicating that Encore Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment EZCORP 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Encore Capital Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EZPW or ECPG? EZCORP has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Encore Capital Group. Encore Capital Group 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$1.16B0.95$83.10M$1.2814.12Encore Capital Group$1.32B0.77-$139.24M-$3.74-11.83 Do analysts rate EZPW or ECPG? EZCORP presently has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.13%. Encore Capital Group has a consensus price target of $62.67, indicating a potential upside of 41.67%. Given Encore Capital Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Encore Capital Group is more favorable than EZCORP.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score EZCORP 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Encore Capital Group 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Is EZPW or ECPG more profitable? EZCORP has a net margin of 7.96% compared to Encore Capital Group's net margin of -6.07%. Encore Capital Group's return on equity of 19.61% beat EZCORP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets EZCORP7.96% 11.85% 6.13% Encore Capital Group -6.07%19.61%3.47% Which has more risk & volatility, EZPW or ECPG? EZCORP has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryEZCORP beats Encore Capital Group on 8 of the 15 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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$1.10B$11.79B$12.60B$10.68BDividend YieldN/A3.59%5.57%4.86%P/E Ratio14.1120.4221.1828.51Price / Sales0.952.3630.18129.35Price / Cash8.058.6722.3761.42Price / Book1.231.812.256.53Net Income$83.10M$486.48M$1.02B$276.85M7 Day Performance-3.40%3.47%1.07%0.19%1 Month Performance0.63%-4.55%-1.02%1.71%1 Year Performance56.48%22.35%536.36%33.13% EZCORP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EZPWEZCORP2.8583 of 5 stars$18.07+2.3%$19.00+5.1%+50.9%$1.10B$1.16B14.118,000ECPGEncore Capital Group4.1 of 5 stars$44.08+5.0%$62.67+42.2%-6.2%$966.03M$1.32B-11.797,350WRLDWorld Acceptance2.7361 of 5 stars$167.63+1.6%$10.00-94.0%+51.3%$898.50M$564.84M11.312,838News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportGap DownGDOTGreen Dot2.3987 of 5 stars$12.26-1.4%$13.00+6.0%+12.8%$689.09M$1.72B-27.871,150PRAAPRA Group4.486 of 5 stars$13.61+1.6%$27.50+102.1%-27.3%$523.20M$1.11B5.843,115Positive NewsShort Interest ↓RMRegional Management3.8672 of 5 stars$39.03+3.2%$34.00-12.9%+31.0%$370.50M$588.50M11.252,131News CoveragePositive NewsAXPAmerican Express4.1854 of 5 stars$323.17+2.2%$323.60+0.1%+29.1%$220.08B$65.95B22.6875,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCOFCapital One Financial4.9745 of 5 stars$207.55+2.5%$252.78+21.8%+41.1%$129.50B$53.94B106.4452,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeCACCCredit Acceptance2.7467 of 5 stars$488.14+2.0%$440.00-9.9%+5.5%$5.38B$2.16B14.072,431News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsSLMSLM4.93 of 5 stars$25.50-0.6%$33.89+32.9%+17.2%$5.35B$2.62B12.811,710Dividend AnnouncementNNINelnet4.6818 of 5 stars$128.20+1.8%N/A+17.3%$4.56B$2.14B14.206,739News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Encore Capital Group Competitors World Acceptance Competitors Green Dot Competitors PRA Group Competitors Regional Management Competitors American Express Competitors Capital One Financial Competitors Credit Acceptance Competitors SLM Competitors Nelnet 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 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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