EZCORP (EZPW) Competitors $18.85 +0.27 (+1.45%) Closing price 10/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.90 +0.05 (+0.27%) As of 10/7/2025 06:11 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. NNI, ECPG, WRLD, GDOT, PRAA, RM, AXP, COF, SLM, and CACCShould you be buying EZCORP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EZCORP include Nelnet (NNI), Encore Capital Group (ECPG), World Acceptance (WRLD), Green Dot (GDOT), PRA Group (PRAA), Regional Management (RM), American Express (AXP), Capital One Financial (COF), SLM (SLM), and Credit Acceptance (CACC). These companies are all part of the "consumer finance" industry. EZCORP vs. Its Competitors Nelnet Encore Capital Group World Acceptance Green Dot PRA Group Regional Management American Express Capital One Financial SLM Credit Acceptance EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) and Nelnet (NYSE:NNI) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to EZPW or NNI? In the previous week, EZCORP had 3 more articles in the media than Nelnet. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for EZCORP and 3 mentions for Nelnet. EZCORP's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Nelnet's score of 0.00 indicating that EZCORP is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment EZCORP 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nelnet 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is EZPW or NNI more profitable? Nelnet has a net margin of 14.86% compared to EZCORP's net margin of 7.96%. EZCORP's return on equity of 11.85% beat Nelnet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets EZCORP7.96% 11.85% 6.13% Nelnet 14.86%10.09%2.42% Which has higher earnings & valuation, EZPW or NNI? Nelnet has higher revenue and earnings than EZCORP. Nelnet 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$1.16B0.99$83.10M$1.2814.73Nelnet$2.14B2.19$184.04M$9.0314.33 Which has more volatility & risk, EZPW or NNI? EZCORP has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nelnet has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer EZPW or NNI? EZCORP presently has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.80%. Given EZCORP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe EZCORP is more favorable than Nelnet.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) 2.83Nelnet 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in EZPW or NNI? 99.8% of EZCORP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.5% of Nelnet shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of EZCORP shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.9% of Nelnet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryEZCORP beats Nelnet on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$1.13B$11.46B$12.73B$10.65BDividend YieldN/A3.56%5.52%4.74%P/E Ratio14.7321.5630.2026.85Price / Sales0.992.4230.01135.13Price / Cash8.498.6722.6661.77Price / Book1.281.832.296.70Net Income$83.10M$486.48M$1.02B$276.44M7 Day Performance3.97%-0.41%0.23%2.48%1 Month Performance10.36%-4.93%0.27%8.79%1 Year Performance68.60%22.05%539.31%34.41% EZCORP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EZPWEZCORP2.461 of 5 stars$18.85+1.5%$19.00+0.8%+66.4%$1.13B$1.16B14.738,000Analyst ForecastGap UpNNINelnet3.648 of 5 stars$125.76-0.3%N/A+15.8%$4.56B$2.14B13.936,739ECPGEncore Capital Group3.6988 of 5 stars$43.61-0.3%$62.67+43.7%-7.7%$1.01B$1.32B-11.667,350News CoverageWRLDWorld Acceptance2.5473 of 5 stars$169.81-7.9%$10.00-94.1%+57.4%$1.00B$564.84M11.462,838Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGDOTGreen Dot2.3433 of 5 stars$14.19-0.1%$13.00-8.4%+13.6%$786.58M$1.93B-32.241,150Positive NewsPRAAPRA Group4.0431 of 5 stars$15.98-0.4%$27.50+72.1%-35.8%$626.74M$1.11B6.863,115News CoverageRMRegional Management3.6136 of 5 stars$39.89-3.5%$34.00-14.8%+21.4%$405.00M$532.22M11.502,131News CoverageAXPAmerican Express4.5832 of 5 stars$342.26+0.2%$317.75-7.2%+19.6%$237.77B$65.95B24.0275,100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCOFCapital One Financial4.9678 of 5 stars$223.33-0.3%$241.06+7.9%+40.4%$143.28B$53.94B114.5352,600Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSLMSLM4.9728 of 5 stars$28.03+0.4%$35.89+28.0%+17.9%$5.82B$2.62B14.091,710Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑CACCCredit Acceptance2.6725 of 5 stars$449.70-1.9%$440.00-2.2%+11.2%$5.15B$2.16B12.962,431Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nelnet Competitors Encore Capital Group Competitors World Acceptance Competitors Green Dot Competitors PRA Group Competitors Regional Management Competitors American Express Competitors Capital One Financial 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 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredGet my No. 1 gold stock nowGold recently broke past $3,800 per ounce – setting yet another new all-time high. 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