Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for ECPG Q1 Earnings

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECPG) – Investment analysts at Northland Capmk decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Encore Capital Group in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 27th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now forecasts that the asset manager will earn $1.18 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.36. The consensus estimate for Encore Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $5.09 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Encore Capital Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.03 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $6.75 EPS.

Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The asset manager reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.55 by ($0.05). Encore Capital Group had a negative net margin of 13.91% and a positive return on equity of 12.70%. The business had revenue of $265.62 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $373.40 million.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Truist Financial cut their target price on Encore Capital Group from $64.00 to $57.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. StockNews.com upgraded Encore Capital Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 29th. JMP Securities increased their price objective on Encore Capital Group from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Northland Securities increased their price objective on Encore Capital Group from $58.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 23rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $62.67.

Encore Capital Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ECPG opened at $38.95 on Friday. Encore Capital Group has a one year low of $36.37 and a one year high of $51.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.39, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $48.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of $48.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $922.76 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.96 and a beta of 1.55.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ECPG. Creative Planning increased its position in shares of Encore Capital Group by 27.7% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 7,155 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $338,000 after buying an additional 1,552 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC increased its position in shares of Encore Capital Group by 0.5% in the third quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 1,137,752 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $53,782,000 after buying an additional 5,373 shares in the last quarter. Versor Investments LP purchased a new position in shares of Encore Capital Group in the third quarter valued at $222,000. KBC Group NV increased its position in shares of Encore Capital Group by 54.9% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,365 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 484 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Huntington National Bank increased its position in shares of Encore Capital Group by 8,700.0% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 528 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 522 shares in the last quarter.

Encore Capital Group Company Profile

Encore Capital Group, Inc, a specialty finance company, provides debt recovery solutions and other related services for consumers across financial assets worldwide. The company purchases portfolios of defaulted consumer receivables at deep discounts to face value, as well as manages them by working with individuals as they repay their obligations and works toward financial recovery.