World Acceptance (WRLD) Competitors $154.82 -16.48 (-9.62%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$154.62 -0.20 (-0.13%) As of 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. ECPG, EZPW, 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 Encore Capital Group (ECPG), EZCORP (EZPW), 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 Encore Capital Group EZCORP PRA Group Green Dot Regional Management American Express Capital One Financial SLM Credit Acceptance Nelnet Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) and World Acceptance (NASDAQ:WRLD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, ECPG or WRLD? Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, World Acceptance has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in ECPG or WRLD? 83.6% of World Acceptance shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Encore Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.2% of World Acceptance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is ECPG or WRLD more profitable? World Acceptance has a net margin of 15.89% compared to Encore Capital Group's net margin of -8.38%. World Acceptance's return on equity of 21.02% beat Encore Capital Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Encore Capital Group-8.38% 16.18% 2.99% World Acceptance 15.89%21.02%8.51% Do analysts rate ECPG or WRLD? Encore Capital Group currently has a consensus target price of $62.67, indicating a potential upside of 61.64%. World Acceptance has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential downside of 93.54%. Given Encore Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Encore Capital Group is more favorable than World Acceptance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Encore Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25World Acceptance 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has higher valuation and earnings, ECPG or WRLD? World Acceptance has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Encore Capital Group. Encore Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than World Acceptance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEncore Capital Group$1.38B0.66-$139.24M-$4.89-7.93World Acceptance$564.84M1.46$89.74M$16.369.46 Does the media favor ECPG or WRLD? In the previous week, World Acceptance had 6 more articles in the media than Encore Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for World Acceptance and 3 mentions for Encore Capital Group. Encore Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat World Acceptance's score of 1.41 indicating that Encore Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Encore Capital Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive World Acceptance 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryWorld Acceptance beats Encore Capital Group on 10 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$909.14M$8.35B$12.32B$9.48BDividend YieldN/A3.43%5.53%3.99%P/E Ratio9.4621.0919.0619.95Price / Sales1.462.4426.03102.72Price / Cash8.598.5621.8458.97Price / Book2.021.802.275.90Net Income$89.74M$486.48M$998.01M$258.42M7 Day Performance-6.97%0.13%0.79%1.94%1 Month Performance-2.85%4.00%3.81%12.02%1 Year Performance12.49%28.12%541.45%20.81% World Acceptance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WRLDWorld Acceptance3.1151 of 5 stars$154.82-9.6%$10.00-93.5%+18.6%$909.14M$564.84M9.462,838News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownECPGEncore Capital Group4.1322 of 5 stars$38.72flat$62.67+61.8%-18.8%$904.08M$1.32B-7.927,350Positive NewsEZPWEZCORP4.1051 of 5 stars$13.90-0.6%$18.50+33.1%+41.4%$769.09M$1.16B11.688,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsPRAAPRA Group4.7963 of 5 stars$15.47-0.7%$27.00+74.5%-31.4%$617.88M$1.11B9.803,115Positive NewsGDOTGreen Dot2.5792 of 5 stars$10.41-1.7%$12.00+15.3%+11.8%$580.74M$1.72B-80.031,150RMRegional Management4.2948 of 5 stars$32.22-0.3%$34.00+5.5%+7.6%$320.54M$588.50M9.762,131Upcoming EarningsAXPAmerican Express4.4714 of 5 stars$303.19-1.5%$311.05+2.6%+25.1%$215.75B$65.95B21.2875,100Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCOFCapital One Financial4.9565 of 5 stars$216.00-1.0%$222.07+2.8%+50.9%$83.63B$53.94B18.1452,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastSLMSLM4.9333 of 5 stars$32.72-0.3%$33.40+2.1%+40.5%$6.89B$2.62B11.771,710Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastCACCCredit Acceptance2.318 of 5 stars$504.94+1.2%$440.00-12.9%-4.6%$5.79B$2.16B21.542,431News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsNNINelnet4.2688 of 5 stars$119.75+0.1%$98.00-18.2%+9.8%$4.34B$2.14B22.646,739News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Encore Capital Group Competitors EZCORP 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 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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