Encore Capital GroupECPG
ECPG
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Funds holding %
of 7,398 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings 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]
2.46% more ownership
Funds ownership: 109.08% [Q3] → 111.54% (+2.46%) [Q4]
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.22B [Q3] → $1.26B (+$41.1M) [Q4]
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 64
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
Low target
$57
62%
upside
Avg. target
$57
62%
upside
High target
$57
62%
upside
1 analyst rating
1 positive
100%
0 neutral
0%
0 negative
0%
Truist Securities Mark Hughes 76% 1-year accuracy 44 / 58 met price target | 62%upside $57 | Buy Maintained | 27 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about ECPG published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG) Investors Who Lost Money – Contact Law Offices of Howard G. Smith About Securities Fraud Investigation
BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Law Offices of Howard G. Smith continues its investigation on behalf of Encore Capital Group, Inc. (“Encore Capital” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ECPG) investors concerning the Company's possible violations of federal securities laws. IF YOU ARE AN INVESTOR WHO SUFFERED A LOSS IN ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC. (ECPG), CONTACT THE LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD G. SMITH ABOUT POTENTIALLY PURSUING CLAIMS TO RECOVER YOUR LOSS. Contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss.

Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
Securities Fraud Investigation Into Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG) Continues – Investors Who Lost Money Urged To Contact Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, a Leading Securities Fraud Law Firm
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, a leading national shareholder rights law firm, continues its investigation on behalf of Encore Capital Group, Inc. (“Encore Capital” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ECPG) investors concerning the Company's possible violations of the federal securities laws. IF YOU ARE AN INVESTOR WHO LOST MONEY ON ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC. (ECPG), CLICK HERE TO INQUIRE ABOUT POTENTIALLY PURSUING CLAIMS TO RECOVER YOUR LOSS. What Happened? On February 2.

Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
Securities Fraud Investigation Into Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG) Continues – Investors Who Lost Money Urged To Contact The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz continues its investigation of Encore Capital Group, Inc. (“Encore Capital” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ECPG) on behalf of investors concerning the Company's possible violations of federal securities laws. IF YOU ARE AN INVESTOR WHO LOST MONEY ON ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC. (ECPG), CLICK HERE TO INQUIRE ABOUT POTENTIALLY PURSUING A CLAIM TO RECOVER YOUR LOSS. What Is The Investigation About? On February 26, 2025, Encore Capital releas.

Neutral
Business Wire
4 weeks ago
Securities Fraud Investigation Into Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG) Announced – Investors Who Lost Money Urged To Contact Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, a Leading Securities Fraud Law Firm
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, a leading national shareholder rights law firm, today announced that it has commenced an investigation on behalf of Encore Capital Group, Inc. (“Encore Capital” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ECPG) investors concerning the Company's possible violations of the federal securities laws. IF YOU ARE AN INVESTOR WHO LOST MONEY ON ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC. (ECPG), CLICK HERE TO INQUIRE ABOUT POTENTIALLY PURSUING CLAIMS TO RECOVER YOUR LOSS. W.

Neutral
Business Wire
4 weeks ago
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG) Investors Who Lost Money – Contact Law Offices of Howard G. Smith About Securities Fraud Investigation
BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces an investigation on behalf of Encore Capital Group, Inc. (“Encore Capital” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ECPG) investors concerning the Company's possible violations of federal securities laws. IF YOU ARE AN INVESTOR WHO SUFFERED A LOSS IN ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC. (ECPG), CONTACT THE LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD G. SMITH ABOUT POTENTIALLY PURSUING CLAIMS TO RECOVER YOUR LOSS. Contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss y.

Neutral
Business Wire
4 weeks ago
Securities Fraud Investigation Into Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG) Announced – Investors Who Lost Money Urged to Contact The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces an investigation of Encore Capital Group, Inc. (“Encore Capital” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ECPG) on behalf of investors concerning the Company's possible violations of federal securities laws. IF YOU ARE AN INVESTOR WHO LOST MONEY ON ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC. (ECPG), CLICK HERE TO INQUIRE ABOUT POTENTIALLY PURSUING A CLAIM TO RECOVER YOUR LOSS. What Is The Investigation About? On February 26, 2025, Encore Capital release.

Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
4 weeks ago
Encore Capital Group to Meet with Investors and Present at the Raymond James 46th Annual Institutional Investors Conference
SAN DIEGO, March 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Encore Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:ECPG), an international specialty finance company, announced today that Encore management will be meeting with investors at the Raymond James 46th Annual Institutional Investors Conference on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. In addition, Ashish Masih, Encore's President and Chief Executive Officer, will be making a presentation at the conference at 11:00am Eastern time on the same day. A link to the live webcast and a copy of the presentation will be available in the Investor Events & Presentations section of the company's website at encorecapital.com/investor-events-presentations.

Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Encore Capital Shares Plunge 21.9% Since Q4 Earnings Miss
ECPG expects portfolio purchasing to surpass the 2024 figure of $1.35 billion in 2025.

Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECPG ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 26, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Bruce Thomas - VP, Global IR Ashish Masih - President & CEO Jonathan Clark - EVP & CFO Ryan Bell - President, Midland Credit Management Tomas Hernanz - CFO, Cabot Credit Management Conference Call Participants David Scharf - Citizens JMP Mark Hughes - Truist Securities Mike Grondahl - Northland John Rowan - Janney Montgomery Scott Robert Dodd - Raymond James Operator Good day, everyone, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Encore Capital Group's Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call.

Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Encore Capital Group (ECPG) Lags Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Encore Capital Group (ECPG) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.50 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.55 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.25 per share a year ago.

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