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Encore Capital Group, Inc (NASDAQ: ECPG) closed the day trading at $33.00 down -7.04% from the previous closing price of $35.50. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.79 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ECPG, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.87 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.09. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.88 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.88.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Northland Capital on October 17, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $58 from $55 previously.
Northland Capital Downgraded its Outperform to Market Perform on February 14, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $58.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 05 ’25 when CLARK JONATHAN C bought 28,600 shares for $35.00 per share. The transaction valued at 1,001,000 led to the insider holds 190,164 shares of the business.
Gupta Ashwini bought 40,000 shares of ECPG for $1,404,000 on Mar 05 ’25. The Director now owns 96,909 shares after completing the transaction at $35.10 per share. On Mar 05 ’25, another insider, Masih Ashish, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, bought 20,000 shares for $35.14 each. As a result, the insider paid 702,800 and bolstered with 322,254 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.59 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.02.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, ECPG has reached a high of $51.77, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $26.45. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -26.05%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 23.69M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 22.47M. Insiders hold about 4.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 114.01% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Encore Capital Group, Inc (ECPG) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 2.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.09, with high estimates of $1.27 and low estimates of $0.91.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.58 and $4.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.04. EPS for the following year is $7.42, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $8.14 and $6.7.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $374.49M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $383.75M to a low estimate of $366.72M. As of the current estimate, Encore Capital Group, Inc’s year-ago sales were $328.39MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $386.89M. There is a high estimate of $392.88M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $378.48M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ECPG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.6B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.53B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.57B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.32BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.73B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.83B and the low estimate is $1.68B.
