EZCORP (EZPW) Competitors $13.43 -0.28 (-2.04%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.46 +0.04 (+0.26%) As of 04:38 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. ECPG, WRLD, 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 Encore Capital Group (ECPG), World Acceptance (WRLD), 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. Encore Capital Group World Acceptance PRA Group Green Dot Regional Management American Express Capital One Financial Discover Financial Services SLM Credit Acceptance EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) and Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate EZPW or ECPG? EZCORP currently has a consensus price target of $18.25, suggesting a potential upside of 35.89%. Encore Capital Group has a consensus price target of $62.67, suggesting a potential upside of 63.36%. Given Encore Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Encore Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 Which has more volatility and risk, EZPW or ECPG? EZCORP has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is EZPW or ECPG more profitable? EZCORP has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Encore Capital Group's net margin of -13.91%. Encore Capital Group's return on equity of 12.70% beat EZCORP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets EZCORP7.25% 11.04% 5.93% Encore Capital Group -13.91%12.70%2.61% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EZPW or ECPG? Encore Capital Group received 1 more outperform votes than EZCORP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.52% of users gave Encore Capital Group an outperform vote while only 56.12% of users gave EZCORP an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEZCORPOutperform Votes33056.12% Underperform Votes25843.88% Encore Capital GroupOutperform Votes33161.52% Underperform Votes20738.48% Which has better 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$1.20B0.61$83.10M$1.1911.29Encore Capital Group$1.38B0.65-$206.49M-$4.89-7.84 Does the media favor EZPW or ECPG? In the previous week, EZCORP had 2 more articles in the media than Encore Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for EZCORP and 7 mentions for Encore Capital Group. EZCORP's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Encore Capital Group's score of 1.19 indicating that EZCORP is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment EZCORP 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Encore Capital Group 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEncore Capital Group beats EZCORP on 10 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricEZCORPretail IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$738.84M$1.31B$11.50B$8.38BDividend YieldN/A2.60%5.46%4.10%P/E Ratio11.6816.4822.5019.71Price / Sales0.612.7627.34116.98Price / Cash6.3230.1017.6234.62Price / Book0.905.182.794.50Net Income$83.10M$70.00M$1.04B$248.18M7 Day Performance-3.93%1.05%0.37%1.14%1 Month Performance-14.78%13.04%8.77%15.19%1 Year Performance33.63%129.13%537.80%6.55% EZCORP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EZPWEZCORP4.5686 of 5 stars$13.43-2.0%$18.25+35.9%+37.0%$738.84M$1.20B11.687,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastECPGEncore Capital Group4.4022 of 5 stars$40.500.0%$62.67+54.7%-11.2%$945.63M$1.32B-5.166,900Positive NewsWRLDWorld Acceptance2.1493 of 5 stars$147.38+4.9%$10.00-93.2%+13.9%$846.99M$522.13M10.293,120Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradePRAAPRA Group4.1788 of 5 stars$14.86+10.6%$27.00+81.7%-33.6%$589.33M$1.14B8.303,280Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeGDOTGreen Dot4.1209 of 5 stars$10.75-1.7%$11.50+6.9%-4.6%$583.14M$1.72B-10.241,200High Trading VolumeRMRegional Management4.7123 of 5 stars$29.68+2.7%$34.00+14.6%-1.9%$294.41M$520.37M7.131,990Gap DownAXPAmerican Express4.5133 of 5 stars$298.96+5.1%$295.05-1.3%+22.0%$209.45B$67.12B21.3477,300Positive NewsCOFCapital One Financial4.7192 of 5 stars$200.03+6.5%$207.73+3.8%+39.3%$76.31B$39.71B17.2655,900Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeDFSDiscover Financial Services4.7094 of 5 stars$202.65+6.6%$191.64-5.4%+58.7%$51.00B$18.00B12.7020,200Positive NewsSLMSLM4.6638 of 5 stars$33.31+3.5%$30.73-7.8%+62.6%$6.99B$1.87B12.571,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCACCCredit Acceptance2.0879 of 5 stars$499.08+1.5%$440.00-11.8%+0.5%$5.79B$2.19B25.132,250Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Encore Capital Group Competitors World Acceptance 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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