World Acceptance (WRLD) Competitors $172.88 +2.96 (+1.74%) Closing price 09/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$172.46 -0.42 (-0.25%) As of 09/3/2025 04:15 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, GDOT, PRAA, 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), Green Dot (GDOT), PRA Group (PRAA), 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 Green Dot PRA Group Regional Management American Express Capital One Financial SLM Credit Acceptance Nelnet EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) and World Acceptance (NASDAQ:WRLD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend EZPW or WRLD? EZCORP currently has a consensus target price of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.04%. World Acceptance has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential downside of 94.22%. Given EZCORP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe EZCORP is more favorable than World Acceptance.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) 2.80World Acceptance 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more volatility & risk, EZPW or WRLD? EZCORP has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, World Acceptance has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor EZPW or WRLD? In the previous week, EZCORP had 1 more articles in the media than World Acceptance. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for EZCORP and 4 mentions for World Acceptance. World Acceptance's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat EZCORP's score of 1.47 indicating that World Acceptance 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) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive World Acceptance 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is EZPW or WRLD 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 EZCORP7.96% 11.85% 6.13% World Acceptance 14.29%18.95%7.74% Which has better valuation and earnings, EZPW or WRLD? World Acceptance has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioEZCORP$1.16B0.87$83.10M$1.2813.02World Acceptance$564.84M1.67$89.74M$14.8211.67 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EZPW or WRLD? 99.8% of EZCORP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of World Acceptance shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of EZCORP shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.6% of World Acceptance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryWorld Acceptance beats EZCORP on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$933.57M$12.02B$12.61B$9.76BDividend YieldN/A3.57%5.43%4.49%P/E Ratio11.6722.28228.9326.60Price / Sales1.672.4031.55161.29Price / Cash8.598.8719.0628.92Price / Book2.201.822.336.56Net Income$89.74M$486.48M$1.01B$266.04M7 Day Performance-0.37%0.31%-0.37%-0.89%1 Month Performance9.07%8.56%3.19%4.34%1 Year Performance49.16%33.99%542.33%24.06% World Acceptance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WRLDWorld Acceptance3.2506 of 5 stars$172.88+1.7%$10.00-94.2%+51.4%$933.57M$564.84M11.672,838Positive NewsEZPWEZCORP3.5103 of 5 stars$16.22+1.4%$18.50+14.1%+39.9%$974.34M$1.16B12.678,000Positive NewsECPGEncore Capital Group3.8785 of 5 stars$42.18-0.2%$62.67+48.6%-14.1%$972.25M$1.32B-11.287,350Positive NewsGDOTGreen Dot2.962 of 5 stars$13.32-1.2%$13.00-2.4%+25.4%$746.14M$1.72B-30.261,150Positive NewsPRAAPRA Group4.326 of 5 stars$17.24-0.6%$27.50+59.5%-23.5%$677.54M$1.11B7.403,115Positive NewsRMRegional Management4.1609 of 5 stars$40.95+1.0%$34.00-17.0%+31.4%$397.16M$588.50M11.802,131News CoveragePositive NewsAXPAmerican Express4.3885 of 5 stars$316.00-1.0%$311.05-1.6%+27.1%$222.10B$68.64B22.1875,100Positive NewsCOFCapital One Financial4.8405 of 5 stars$221.190.0%$238.81+8.0%+51.8%$141.47B$53.94B113.4352,600Positive NewsInsider TradeSLMSLM4.9177 of 5 stars$31.51-0.7%$35.00+11.1%+42.3%$6.62B$2.62B15.831,710Trending NewsCACCCredit Acceptance2.7557 of 5 stars$512.33+1.2%$440.00-14.1%+13.5%$5.69B$2.16B14.772,431Positive NewsNNINelnet4.4149 of 5 stars$129.25-0.8%N/A+13.1%$4.71B$2.14B14.316,739Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EZCORP Competitors Encore Capital Group Competitors Green Dot Competitors PRA Group 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 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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