RM vs. ECPG, WRLD, EZPW, PRAA, GDOT, AXP, COF, DFS, SLM, and CACC
Should you be buying Regional Management stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Regional Management include Encore Capital Group (ECPG), World Acceptance (WRLD), EZCORP (EZPW), PRA Group (PRAA), Green Dot (GDOT), American Express (AXP), Capital One Financial (COF), Discover Financial Services (DFS), SLM (SLM), and Credit Acceptance (CACC). These companies are all part of the "consumer finance" industry.
Regional Management vs.
Regional Management (NYSE:RM) and Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Encore Capital Group had 3 more articles in the media than Regional Management. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Encore Capital Group and 2 mentions for Regional Management. Encore Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Regional Management's score of 1.39 indicating that Encore Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Encore Capital Group received 30 more outperform votes than Regional Management when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.52% of users gave Encore Capital Group an outperform vote while only 59.37% of users gave Regional Management an outperform vote.
Regional Management has a net margin of 7.01% compared to Encore Capital Group's net margin of -13.91%. Regional Management's return on equity of 13.20% beat Encore Capital Group's return on equity.
Regional Management has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Encore Capital Group. Encore Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Regional Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Regional Management has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Regional Management currently has a consensus price target of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.28%. Encore Capital Group has a consensus price target of $62.67, suggesting a potential upside of 61.47%. Given Encore Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Encore Capital Group is more favorable than Regional Management.
98.9% of Regional Management shares are held by institutional investors. 10.5% of Regional Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Encore Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Encore Capital Group beats Regional Management on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:RM) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff