GDOT vs. ECPG, PRAA, WRLD, EZPW, RM, NICK, AXP, COF, DFS, and CACC
Should you be buying Green Dot stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Green Dot include Encore Capital Group (ECPG), PRA Group (PRAA), World Acceptance (WRLD), EZCORP (EZPW), Regional Management (RM), Nicholas Financial (NICK), American Express (AXP), Capital One Financial (COF), Discover Financial Services (DFS), and Credit Acceptance (CACC). These companies are all part of the "consumer finance" industry.
Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) and Green Dot (NYSE:GDOT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
In the previous week, Green Dot had 3 more articles in the media than Encore Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Green Dot and 5 mentions for Encore Capital Group. Green Dot's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Encore Capital Group's score of 0.08 indicating that Encore Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Dot has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Green Dot received 270 more outperform votes than Encore Capital Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.69% of users gave Encore Capital Group an outperform vote while only 59.92% of users gave Green Dot an outperform vote.
Green Dot has a net margin of -1.60% compared to Green Dot's net margin of -16.30%. Green Dot's return on equity of 9.95% beat Encore Capital Group's return on equity.
Green Dot has higher revenue and earnings than Encore Capital Group. Green Dot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Encore Capital Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
92.6% of Green Dot shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Encore Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Green Dot shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Encore Capital Group presently has a consensus price target of $66.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.21%. Green Dot has a consensus price target of $10.75, suggesting a potential upside of 11.86%. Given Green Dot's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Encore Capital Group is more favorable than Green Dot.
Summary
Encore Capital Group beats Green Dot on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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