PRAA vs. EZPW, ECPG, WRLD, GDOT, RM, AXP, COF, CACC, SLM, and NNI
Should you be buying PRA Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PRA Group include EZCORP (EZPW), Encore Capital Group (ECPG), World Acceptance (WRLD), Green Dot (GDOT), Regional Management (RM), American Express (AXP), Capital One Financial (COF), Credit Acceptance (CACC), SLM (SLM), and Nelnet (NNI). These companies are all part of the "consumer finance" industry.
PRA Group vs. Its Competitors
EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) and PRA Group (NASDAQ:PRAA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.
99.8% of EZCORP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of PRA Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of EZCORP shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of PRA Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
PRA Group has a net margin of 8.10% compared to EZCORP's net margin of 7.96%. EZCORP's return on equity of 11.85% beat PRA Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, EZCORP had 1 more articles in the media than PRA Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for EZCORP and 5 mentions for PRA Group. EZCORP's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat PRA Group's score of 0.81 indicating that EZCORP is being referred to more favorably in the media.
EZCORP has higher revenue and earnings than PRA Group. PRA Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EZCORP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
EZCORP has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PRA Group has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
EZCORP currently has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. PRA Group has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 97.13%. Given PRA Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PRA Group is more favorable than EZCORP.
Summary
EZCORP beats PRA Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:PRAA) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
