EZCORP (EZPW) Competitors $15.28 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.28 0.00 (-0.03%) As of 04:39 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, SLM, CACC, 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), PRA Group (PRAA), Green Dot (GDOT), Regional Management (RM), American Express (AXP), Capital One Financial (COF), SLM (SLM), Credit Acceptance (CACC), and Nelnet (NNI). These companies are all part of the "consumer finance" industry. EZCORP vs. Its Competitors Encore Capital Group World Acceptance PRA Group Green Dot Regional Management American Express Capital One Financial SLM Credit Acceptance Nelnet Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) and EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ECPG or EZPW? 99.8% of EZCORP shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Encore Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of EZCORP shares are held by company 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. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ECPG or EZPW? EZCORP has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioEncore Capital Group$1.32B0.70-$139.24M-$4.89-8.02EZCORP$1.16B0.72$83.10M$1.2811.94 Is ECPG or EZPW 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 19.70% beat EZCORP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Encore Capital Group-6.07% 19.70% 3.52% EZCORP 7.96%11.85%6.13% Do analysts prefer ECPG or EZPW? Encore Capital Group currently has a consensus price target of $62.67, indicating a potential upside of 59.86%. EZCORP has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.07%. Given Encore Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Encore Capital Group is more favorable than EZCORP.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Encore Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25EZCORP 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Which has more volatility and risk, ECPG or EZPW? Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EZCORP has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ECPG or EZPW? In the previous week, EZCORP had 5 more articles in the media than Encore Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for EZCORP and 8 mentions for Encore Capital Group. Encore Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat EZCORP's score of 0.84 indicating that Encore Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Encore Capital Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive EZCORP 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEncore Capital Group and EZCORP tied by winning 8 of the 16 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$840.55M$7.95B$12.16B$9.68BDividend YieldN/A3.54%5.64%4.14%P/E Ratio11.9420.8319.8625.00Price / Sales0.722.4126.1978.85Price / Cash7.028.3821.4958.58Price / Book0.851.702.115.68Net Income$83.10M$486.48M$1.00B$265.58M7 Day Performance9.38%2.75%1.27%2.51%1 Month Performance11.86%-3.12%0.17%1.88%1 Year Performance34.74%32.83%543.57%24.02% EZCORP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EZPWEZCORP3.6913 of 5 stars$15.28flat$18.50+21.1%+36.3%$840.55M$1.16B11.948,000Positive NewsECPGEncore Capital Group4.0751 of 5 stars$38.34-0.7%$62.67+63.4%-12.0%$901.40M$1.32B-7.847,350News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportWRLDWorld Acceptance3.1166 of 5 stars$162.31+2.0%$10.00-93.8%+52.0%$866.51M$564.84M10.952,838PRAAPRA Group4.5735 of 5 stars$15.65-0.6%$27.00+72.5%-29.1%$624.62M$1.11B8.743,115News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGDOTGreen Dot2.16 of 5 stars$10.56+1.3%$12.00+13.6%+11.8%$571.96M$1.72B-81.221,150Upcoming EarningsRMRegional Management4.0663 of 5 stars$31.86-0.5%$34.00+6.7%+15.5%$317.76M$588.50M9.652,131AXPAmerican Express4.6533 of 5 stars$310.65-0.3%$311.05+0.1%+28.8%$216.84B$65.95B21.8075,100Positive NewsInsider TradeCOFCapital One Financial4.9475 of 5 stars$214.10+0.6%$235.40+9.9%+56.9%$81.55B$53.94B109.8052,600Positive NewsInsider TradeSLMSLM4.9031 of 5 stars$32.79+0.2%$35.00+6.7%+58.3%$6.87B$2.62B16.481,710Positive NewsCACCCredit Acceptance2.877 of 5 stars$515.33-1.0%$440.00-14.6%+1.1%$6.04B$2.16B21.992,431Positive NewsNNINelnet4.5125 of 5 stars$125.09+0.2%$98.00-21.7%+18.1%$4.53B$2.14B23.656,739Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend Increase 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 SLM Competitors Credit Acceptance 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 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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