ECPG vs. PLBC, ASFI, NNI, PRAA, WRLD, EZPW, GDOT, RM, NICK, and AXP
Should you be buying Encore Capital Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Encore Capital Group include Plumas Bancorp (PLBC), Asta Funding (ASFI), Nelnet (NNI), PRA Group (PRAA), World Acceptance (WRLD), EZCORP (EZPW), Green Dot (GDOT), Regional Management (RM), Nicholas Financial (NICK), and American Express (AXP).
Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) and Plumas Bancorp (NASDAQ:PLBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.
41.7% of Plumas Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Encore Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Plumas Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Encore Capital Group had 3 more articles in the media than Plumas Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Encore Capital Group and 0 mentions for Plumas Bancorp. Encore Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Plumas Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Encore Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plumas Bancorp has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Encore Capital Group received 209 more outperform votes than Plumas Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.78% of users gave Plumas Bancorp an outperform vote while only 61.69% of users gave Encore Capital Group an outperform vote.
Plumas Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Encore Capital Group. Encore Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plumas Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Encore Capital Group currently has a consensus price target of $66.50, indicating a potential upside of 57.21%. Plumas Bancorp has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.41%. Given Encore Capital Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Encore Capital Group is more favorable than Plumas Bancorp.
Plumas Bancorp has a net margin of 33.12% compared to Encore Capital Group's net margin of -16.30%. Plumas Bancorp's return on equity of 20.39% beat Encore Capital Group's return on equity.
Summary
Plumas Bancorp beats Encore Capital Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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