Encore Capital Group Inc (NASDAQ:ECPG) Receives $86.25 Average Target Price from Analysts

Encore Capital Group Inc (NASDAQ:ECPG) has received a consensus rating of “Buy” from the six research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $86.25.

ECPG has been the subject of several recent research reports. Citigroup reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Encore Capital Group in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Encore Capital Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Encore Capital Group from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Zacks Research raised shares of Encore Capital Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Encore Capital Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th.

Encore Capital Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ECPG opened at $79.93 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $78.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $64.35. Encore Capital Group has a 1-year low of $35.67 and a 1-year high of $92.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.20 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.90.

Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The asset manager reported $3.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.02 by $0.84. The firm had revenue of $475.41 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $446.26 million. Encore Capital Group had a net margin of 16.00% and a return on equity of 30.70%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 21.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.93 earnings per share. Encore Capital Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.000-13.000 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Encore Capital Group will post 13.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Encore Capital Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ECPG. IFP Advisors Inc increased its position in shares of Encore Capital Group by 1,729.6% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 494 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 467 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Encore Capital Group by 185.7% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 717 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 466 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in Encore Capital Group by 29.1% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,139 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 257 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management purchased a new stake in Encore Capital Group in the 3rd quarter valued at about $88,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in Encore Capital Group by 168.9% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,716 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $105,000 after buying an additional 1,706 shares during the last quarter.

Encore Capital Group Company Profile

Encore Capital Group, Inc is a global specialty finance company that focuses on the purchase and management of nonperforming consumer receivables. Through its subsidiaries, the company acquires charged-off debt portfolios from credit card issuers, banks, and other financial institutions, and seeks to recover outstanding balances through a combination of customer outreach, payment arrangements, and, where appropriate, legal collection efforts. Encore’s business model emphasizes compliance with regulatory and industry standards to ensure ethical and transparent debt-recovery practices.

Headquartered in San Diego, California, Encore operates across North America and Europe.