EZCORP (EZPW) Competitors $14.19 +0.37 (+2.68%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.18 0.00 (-0.04%) As of 07/11/2025 07:10 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 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 businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$1.16B0.67$83.10M$1.1911.92Encore Capital Group$1.38B0.66-$139.24M-$4.89-7.98 Which has more volatility and risk, EZPW or ECPG? EZCORP has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EZPW or ECPG? 99.8% of EZCORP shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of EZCORP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Encore Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is EZPW or ECPG 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 EZCORP7.45% 11.53% 5.97% Encore Capital Group -8.38%16.18%2.99% Do analysts rate EZPW or ECPG? EZCORP presently has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 30.37%. Encore Capital Group has a consensus price target of $62.67, indicating a potential upside of 60.52%. Given Encore Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and 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) 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 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 6 mentions for EZCORP and 4 mentions for Encore Capital Group. EZCORP's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Encore Capital Group's score of 0.97 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) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 SummaryEZCORP beats Encore Capital Group on 9 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$8.33B$12.06B$9.10BDividend YieldN/A3.39%5.53%4.00%P/E Ratio11.9215.6520.0420.27Price / Sales0.672.4025.4899.28Price / Cash6.328.5021.6458.16Price / Book0.961.862.285.49Net Income$83.10M$486.48M$992.82M$250.45M7 Day Performance1.10%-1.20%-0.21%4.73%1 Month Performance5.82%7.14%2.78%7.61%1 Year Performance40.36%33.94%536.09%16.39% EZCORP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EZPWEZCORP4.311 of 5 stars$14.19+2.7%$18.50+30.4%+40.1%$760.29M$1.16B11.928,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastECPGEncore Capital Group4.0933 of 5 stars$40.17-2.4%$62.67+56.0%-12.7%$961.29M$1.32B-8.217,350Positive NewsWRLDWorld Acceptance2.6397 of 5 stars$173.28-0.8%$10.00-94.2%+29.1%$927.51M$564.84M10.592,838Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradePRAAPRA Group4.5814 of 5 stars$15.38-1.5%$27.00+75.6%-24.4%$619.47M$1.11B8.593,115GDOTGreen Dot2.6706 of 5 stars$11.11-0.2%$11.50+3.5%+10.5%$610.93M$1.72B-85.451,150News CoverageAnalyst ForecastRMRegional Management4.2127 of 5 stars$33.18+0.7%$34.00+2.5%+16.9%$326.79M$588.50M10.052,131AXPAmerican Express4.4803 of 5 stars$322.71-1.7%$295.25-8.5%+33.9%$229.88B$65.95B22.5475,100Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCOFCapital One Financial4.9745 of 5 stars$218.07-1.3%$215.86-1.0%+58.3%$84.64B$53.94B18.3152,600Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionDFSDiscover Financial Services2.982 of 5 stars$197.76-1.4%$191.64-3.1%+50.4%$49.77B$18.00B12.3920,200Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeSLMSLM4.6922 of 5 stars$34.40+1.6%$32.30-6.1%+53.9%$7.11B$2.62B12.371,710Analyst UpgradeCACCCredit Acceptance2.3974 of 5 stars$531.95+0.3%$440.00-17.3%-8.0%$6.16B$2.16B22.692,431News CoveragePositive 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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