PRA Group (PRAA) Competitors $17.34 +1.16 (+7.17%) Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.34 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/22/2025 04:04 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PRAA vs. EZPW, ECPG, WRLD, GDOT, RM, AXP, COF, SLM, CACC, and NNIShould 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), SLM (SLM), Credit Acceptance (CACC), and Nelnet (NNI). These companies are all part of the "consumer finance" industry. PRA Group vs. Its Competitors EZCORP Encore Capital Group World Acceptance Green Dot Regional Management American Express Capital One Financial SLM Credit Acceptance Nelnet 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 companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends. Do analysts prefer EZPW or PRAA? EZCORP presently has a consensus price target of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.63%. PRA Group has a consensus price target of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 58.59%. Given PRA Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PRA 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) 2.80PRA Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor EZPW or PRAA? In the previous week, EZCORP had 5 more articles in the media than PRA Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for EZCORP and 1 mentions for PRA Group. PRA Group's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat EZCORP's score of 1.53 indicating that PRA Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment EZCORP 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive PRA Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, EZPW or PRAA? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEZCORP$1.16B0.84$83.10M$1.2812.50PRA Group$1.11B0.61$70.60M$2.337.44 Which has more risk & volatility, EZPW or PRAA? EZCORP has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PRA Group has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is EZPW or PRAA more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets EZCORP7.96% 11.85% 6.13% PRA Group 8.10%6.52%1.64% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EZPW or PRAA? 99.8% of EZCORP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of PRA Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of EZCORP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of PRA Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryEZCORP beats PRA Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PRA Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PRAA 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 PRAA 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 PRAA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPRA GroupFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$632.21M$7.54B$12.40B$9.58BDividend YieldN/A4.80%5.52%4.10%P/E Ratio7.4417.7619.3926.04Price / Sales0.616.4826.07102.77Price / Cash7.5724.1621.7558.48Price / Book0.494.732.356.61Net Income$70.60M$311.02M$1.01B$265.56M7 Day Performance7.04%1.24%1.73%1.97%1 Month Performance5.80%-2.23%1.02%-0.36%1 Year Performance-24.21%27.67%537.30%19.03% PRA Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRAAPRA Group4.449 of 5 stars$17.34+7.2%$27.50+58.6%-20.3%$632.21M$1.11B7.443,115Positive NewsEZPWEZCORP3.7641 of 5 stars$15.97-0.6%$18.50+15.8%+36.2%$978.60M$1.16B12.488,000News CoveragePositive NewsECPGEncore Capital Group4.0275 of 5 stars$41.14+1.4%$62.67+52.3%-13.7%$933.60M$1.47B-11.007,350Positive NewsWRLDWorld Acceptance3.1459 of 5 stars$165.30-3.2%$10.00-94.0%+55.0%$929.92M$564.84M11.152,838Positive NewsGDOTGreen Dot2.916 of 5 stars$14.02+5.5%$13.00-7.2%+25.2%$728.95M$1.72B-31.851,150News CoveragePositive NewsRMRegional Management3.8559 of 5 stars$37.67+0.1%$34.00-9.8%+30.2%$368.64M$588.50M10.862,131AXPAmerican Express4.4488 of 5 stars$307.01+0.5%$311.05+1.3%+28.7%$212.57B$65.95B21.5475,100Positive NewsCOFCapital One Financial4.6452 of 5 stars$216.03+0.3%$238.81+10.5%+58.6%$137.77B$53.94B110.7952,600Positive NewsSLMSLM4.8596 of 5 stars$30.63+1.0%$35.00+14.3%+50.7%$6.32B$2.62B15.391,710Positive NewsCACCCredit Acceptance3.4719 of 5 stars$474.560.0%$440.00-7.3%+8.2%$5.33B$2.16B13.682,431Positive NewsNNINelnet4.4946 of 5 stars$127.29+0.3%N/A+19.1%$4.59B$2.14B14.106,739News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EZPW Competitors ECPG Competitors WRLD Competitors GDOT Competitors RM Competitors AXP Competitors COF Competitors SLM Competitors CACC Competitors NNI 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:PRAA) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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