NASDAQ:WRLDWorld Acceptance Stock Price, Forecast & News

World Acceptance's stock was trading at $64.22 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WRLD shares have increased by 15.7% and is now trading at $74.30.
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1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for World Acceptance in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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World Acceptance is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 29th 2020.
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World Acceptance Corp. (NASDAQ:WRLD) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 30th. The credit services provider reported $2.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $1.84. The credit services provider earned $123.87 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $140.44 million. World Acceptance had a return on equity of 14.91% and a net margin of 6.53%.
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1 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for World Acceptance's stock. Their forecasts range from $87.00 to $87.00. On average, they expect World Acceptance's stock price to reach $87.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 17.1% from the stock's current price.
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Media stories about WRLD stock have trended negative on Monday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. World Acceptance earned a media sentiment score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the credit services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.
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World Acceptance trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WRLD."

World Acceptance's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Ingalls & Snyder LLC (0.98%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.20%), Comerica Bank (0.08%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.06%), UBS Group AG (0.06%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (0.05%). Company insiders that own World Acceptance stock include Alice Lindsay Caulder, Jason E Childers, R Chad Prashad and Scott Mcintyre.
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WRLD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hancock Whitney Corp, New York State Teachers Retirement System, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, UBS Group AG, and Ingalls & Snyder LLC. Company insiders that have sold World Acceptance company stock in the last year include Alice Lindsay Caulder, Jason E Childers, R Chad Prashad, and Scott Mcintyre.
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WRLD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SG Americas Securities LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, and Comerica Bank.
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Shares of WRLD can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of WRLD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $74.30.

World Acceptance has a market capitalization of $551.31 million and generates $590.14 million in revenue each year. The credit services provider earns $28.16 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.59 on an earnings per share basis. World Acceptance employs 3,744 workers across the globe.

The official website for World Acceptance is www.loansbyworld.com.

World Acceptance's mailing address is 104 S MAIN STREET, GREENVILLE SC, 29601. The credit services provider can be reached via phone at 864-298-9800.