EZCORP (EZPW) Competitors $13.82 +0.43 (+3.21%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.85 +0.03 (+0.21%) As of 04:17 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. 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. Its Competitors Encore Capital Group World Acceptance PRA Group Green Dot Regional Management American Express Capital One Financial Discover Financial Services SLM Credit Acceptance Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) and EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk. Is ECPG or EZPW more profitable? EZCORP has a net margin of 7.45% compared to Encore Capital Group's net margin of -8.38%. Encore Capital Group's return on equity of 16.18% beat EZCORP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Encore Capital Group-8.38% 16.18% 2.99% EZCORP 7.45%11.53%5.97% Which has more volatility and risk, ECPG or EZPW? Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EZCORP has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate ECPG or EZPW? Encore Capital Group currently has a consensus target price of $62.67, indicating a potential upside of 52.36%. EZCORP has a consensus target price of $18.25, indicating a potential upside of 32.05%. Given Encore Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research 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 higher 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$1.32B0.73-$139.24M-$4.89-8.41EZCORP$1.20B0.63$83.10M$1.1911.61 Does the media favor ECPG or EZPW? In the previous week, Encore Capital Group had 1 more articles in the media than EZCORP. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Encore Capital Group and 2 mentions for EZCORP. Encore Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat EZCORP's score of 0.74 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive EZCORP 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryEncore Capital Group beats EZCORP on 10 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$760.29M$8.34B$12.07B$9.02BDividend YieldN/A3.38%5.55%4.03%P/E Ratio11.6115.8820.0720.15Price / Sales0.632.7225.45185.35Price / Cash6.248.4621.4557.97Price / Book0.941.892.295.60Net Income$83.10M$486.48M$990.08M$248.50M7 Day Performance-1.53%0.38%0.18%5.11%1 Month Performance0.58%9.25%3.09%7.58%1 Year Performance40.88%41.71%540.35%21.53% EZCORP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EZPWEZCORP4.4039 of 5 stars$13.82+3.2%$18.25+32.1%+37.9%$760.29M$1.20B11.618,000Positive NewsECPGEncore Capital Group3.8772 of 5 stars$40.17-2.4%$62.67+56.0%-3.1%$961.29M$1.32B-8.217,350WRLDWorld Acceptance2.4782 of 5 stars$173.28-0.8%$10.00-94.2%+38.3%$927.51M$564.84M10.592,838Positive NewsPRAAPRA Group4.2471 of 5 stars$15.38-1.5%$27.00+75.6%-15.6%$619.47M$1.11B8.593,115GDOTGreen Dot1.669 of 5 stars$11.11-0.2%$11.50+3.5%+14.2%$610.93M$1.72B-85.451,150News CoverageRMRegional Management4.3094 of 5 stars$33.18+0.7%$34.00+2.5%+20.8%$326.79M$588.50M10.052,131AXPAmerican Express4.7217 of 5 stars$322.71-1.7%$295.25-8.5%+33.8%$229.88B$65.95B22.5475,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCOFCapital One Financial4.9626 of 5 stars$218.07-1.3%$215.86-1.0%+59.2%$84.64B$53.94B18.3152,600Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeDFSDiscover Financial Services3.0782 of 5 stars$197.76-1.4%$191.64-3.1%+52.1%$49.77B$18.00B12.3920,200Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeSLMSLM4.6704 of 5 stars$34.40+1.6%$32.30-6.1%+60.1%$7.11B$2.62B12.371,710CACCCredit Acceptance2.5371 of 5 stars$531.95+0.3%$440.00-17.3%-0.5%$6.16B$2.16B22.692,431Positive NewsInsider TradeHigh 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 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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