World Acceptance (WRLD) Competitors $172.28 +3.99 (+2.37%) Closing price 08/13/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$172.36 +0.07 (+0.04%) As of 08/13/2025 04:10 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 TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WRLD vs. EZPW, ECPG, PRAA, GDOT, RM, AXP, COF, SLM, CACC, and NNIShould you be buying World Acceptance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of World Acceptance include EZCORP (EZPW), Encore Capital Group (ECPG), PRA Group (PRAA), 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. World Acceptance vs. Its Competitors EZCORP Encore Capital Group PRA Group Green Dot Regional Management American Express Capital One Financial SLM Credit Acceptance Nelnet World Acceptance (NASDAQ:WRLD) 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 dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings. Do analysts prefer WRLD or EZPW? World Acceptance currently has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential downside of 94.20%. EZCORP has a consensus target price of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.99%. Given EZCORP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe EZCORP is more favorable than World Acceptance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score World Acceptance 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00EZCORP 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Which has more risk and volatility, WRLD or EZPW? World Acceptance has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EZCORP has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WRLD or EZPW? 83.6% of World Acceptance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of EZCORP shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.6% of World Acceptance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of EZCORP shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to WRLD or EZPW? In the previous week, World Acceptance had 2 more articles in the media than EZCORP. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for World Acceptance and 4 mentions for EZCORP. EZCORP's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat World Acceptance's score of 1.13 indicating that EZCORP is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment World Acceptance 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive EZCORP 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is WRLD or EZPW more profitable? World Acceptance has a net margin of 14.29% compared to EZCORP's net margin of 7.96%. World Acceptance's return on equity of 18.95% beat EZCORP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets World Acceptance14.29% 18.95% 7.74% EZCORP 7.96%11.85%6.13% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WRLD or EZPW? World Acceptance has higher earnings, but lower revenue than EZCORP. World Acceptance 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 RatioWorld Acceptance$525.20M1.79$89.74M$14.8211.62EZCORP$1.16B0.84$83.10M$1.2812.46 SummaryWorld Acceptance beats EZCORP on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get World Acceptance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WRLD 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 WRLD 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 WRLD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWorld AcceptanceFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$916.47M$11.54B$12.36B$9.82BDividend YieldN/A3.48%5.58%4.12%P/E Ratio11.6221.8919.7826.03Price / Sales1.792.4826.66103.26Price / Cash8.438.5921.5658.93Price / Book2.191.792.256.06Net Income$89.74M$486.48M$1.00B$265.11M7 Day Performance7.96%5.26%2.37%3.38%1 Month Performance1.09%2.97%1.64%2.28%1 Year Performance61.86%40.14%545.03%29.67% World Acceptance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WRLDWorld Acceptance3.2669 of 5 stars$172.28+2.4%$10.00-94.2%+61.3%$916.47M$525.20M11.622,838Positive NewsEZPWEZCORP3.8698 of 5 stars$15.60+2.1%$18.50+18.6%+37.6%$930.49M$1.16B12.198,000Positive NewsECPGEncore Capital Group4.187 of 5 stars$39.66+1.2%$62.67+58.0%-12.4%$902.06M$1.32B-10.607,350Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionPRAAPRA Group4.5874 of 5 stars$15.27-0.9%$27.50+80.1%-25.5%$602.13M$1.11B6.553,115GDOTGreen Dot1.7618 of 5 stars$9.85+2.2%$12.00+21.8%+33.2%$529.15M$1.72B-75.761,150News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeRMRegional Management3.8641 of 5 stars$35.95+1.6%$34.00-5.4%+19.3%$346.69M$588.50M10.362,131News CoverageInsider TradeAXPAmerican Express4.6662 of 5 stars$296.27-0.4%$311.05+5.0%+28.5%$206.98B$65.95B20.7975,100Positive NewsCOFCapital One Financial4.7896 of 5 stars$208.150.0%$238.81+14.7%+62.2%$133.17B$53.94B106.7552,600Positive NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionSLMSLM4.8963 of 5 stars$31.75-0.4%$35.00+10.2%+59.9%$6.65B$2.62B15.951,710CACCCredit Acceptance2.8689 of 5 stars$463.92+0.2%$440.00-5.2%+8.6%$5.20B$2.16B13.372,431NNINelnet4.5194 of 5 stars$123.42+0.5%N/A+18.2%$4.46B$2.14B13.676,739Dividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EZCORP Competitors Encore Capital Group Competitors PRA Group Competitors Green Dot Competitors Regional Management Competitors American Express Competitors Capital One Financial Competitors SLM Competitors Credit Acceptance Competitors Nelnet 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:WRLD) was last updated on 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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