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ECPG

Encore Capital Group Inc
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41.700
+0.555(1.349%)1D
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High
42.070
Open
41.300
VWAP
41.56
Vol
352.79K
Mkt Cap
959.59M
Low
41.000
Amount
14.66M
EV/EBITDA(TTM)
11.79
Total Shares
23.69M
EV
4.75B
EV/OCF(TTM)
38.24
P/S(TTM)
0.87
Encore Capital Group, Inc. is an international specialty finance company. The Company provides debt recovery solutions and other related services for consumers across a range of financial assets. Through its subsidiaries, the Company purchases portfolios of consumer receivables from banks, credit unions, and utility providers. It primarily purchases portfolios of defaulted consumer receivables at deep discounts to face value and manages them by working with individuals as they repay their obligations and work toward financial recovery. It also provides debt servicing and other portfolio management services to credit originators for non-performing loans in Europe. The Company’s debt servicing operations include early-stage collections, business process outsourcing and contingent collections for credit originators. The Company mainly provides debt servicing for consumer accounts but also provides services for business-to-business accounts.
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Market Estimates

Earnings Estimates
Revenue
YoY Chg
EPS
YoYChg
FY2025Q3
FY2025Q4
FY2026Q1
403.80M
+10.01%
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409.73M
+54.25%
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417.69M
+6.34%
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Estimates Revision
The market is revising No Change the revenue expectations for Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by 0% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by 1.93%.
Revenue Estimates for FY2025
No Change
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0.00%
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Stock Price
Go Up
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+1.93%
In Past 3 Month
5 Analyst Rating
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23.09% Upside
Wall Street analysts forecast ECPG stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ECPG is 51.33 USD with a low forecast of 38.00 USD and a high forecast of 61.00  USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
3 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
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23.09% Upside
Current: 41.700
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Low
38.00
Averages
51.33
High
61.00
Truist Securities
Mark Hughes
Strong Buy
Maintains
$64 → $57
2025-02-27
Reason
Northland Capital Markets
Mike Grondahl
Buy
Maintains
$58 → $66
2024-12-23
Reason
JMP Securities
David Scharf
Buy
Maintains
$60 → $65
2024-11-07
Reason
Northland Capital Markets
Mike Grondahl
Hold
to
Buy
Upgrades
$55 → $58
2024-10-17
Reason
Northland upgraded Encore Capital to Outperform from Market Perform with a price target of $58, up from $55. The firm cites a "robust purchase environment" and pipeline of credit card delinquencies and net charge-offs, an improving collections environment and what it views as an "attractive" valuation.
JMP Securities
David Scharf
Buy
Reiterates
$60
2024-10-14
Reason
Truist Securities
Mark Hughes
Strong Buy
Maintains
$70 → $64
2024-08-20
Reason

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Encore Capital Group Inc (ECPG.O) is 5.54, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 6.84. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess Encore Capital Group Inc 's fair value, click here.

Forward PE

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Fair
5Y Average PE
6.84
Current PE
5.54
Overvalued PE
8.92
Undervalued PE
4.77

Forward EV/EBITDA

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Fair
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
8.61
Current EV/EBITDA
9.04
Overvalued EV/EBITDA
9.55
Undervalued EV/EBITDA
7.67

Forward PS

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Undervalued
5Y Average PS
0.84
Current PS
0.55
Overvalued PS
1.01
Undervalued PS
0.67

Financials

Annual
Quarterly
FY2025Q2
YoY :
+24.89%
354.10M
Total Revenue
FY2025Q2
YoY :
+48.01%
150.73M
Operating Profit
FY2025Q2
YoY :
+82.47%
58.72M
Net Income after Tax
FY2025Q2
YoY :
+85.82%
2.49
EPS - Diluted
FY2025Q2
YoY :
-88.72%
3.19M
Free Cash Flow
FY2025Q2
YoY :
-43.24%
8.35
FCF Margin - %
FY2025Q2
YoY :
+46.08%
16.58
Net Margin - %
FY2025Q2
N/A
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Trading Trends

Insider
Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.
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Hedge Fund
Hedge Funds are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last quarter.
Sold
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0.0
Volume
0
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98.9K
Volume
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399.8K
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Congress Trading
Congress are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.
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ECPG News & Events

Events Timeline

2025-05-07 (ET)
2025-05-07
17:55:30
Encore Capital reports Q1 EPS $1.93 vs. 95c last year
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2025-02-26 (ET)
2025-02-26
17:08:10
Encore Capital takes restructuring action to resolve Cabot issues
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2025-02-26
17:05:55
Encore Capital reports Q4 EPS ($9.42) vs. ($11.40) last year
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News

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08-07NASDAQ.COM
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08-06NASDAQ.COM
Encore Capital (ECPG) Q2 EPS Jumps 86%
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07-31Newsfilter
Encore Capital Group® Announces Findings of its Third Economic Freedom Study
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