Encore Capital GroupECPG
About: Encore Capital Group Inc is an international specialty finance company. It provides debt recovery solutions for consumers and property owners across a broad range of financial assets. The company purchases portfolios of defaulted consumer receivables at deep discounts to face value and manages them by working with individuals as the consumers repay their obligations and work toward financial recovery. Encore has only a reportable segment portfolio purchasing and recovery.
Employees: 7,350
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
4,409% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $84.5M | Put options by funds: $1.87M
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 12
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 176 [Q3] → 192 (+16) [Q4]
2.78% more ownership
Funds ownership: 108.73% [Q3] → 111.51% (+2.78%) [Q4]
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 63
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.22B [Q3] → $1.26B (+$44.8M) [Q4]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q3] → 2 (+0) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
Truist Securities Mark Hughes 62% 1-year accuracy 38 / 61 met price target | 87%upside $57 | Buy Maintained | 27 Feb 2025 |
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