Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 13.000-13.000 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 11.870. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on ECPG. Citizens Jmp boosted their price objective on shares of Encore Capital Group from $75.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Truist Financial set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Encore Capital Group in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Citigroup reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Encore Capital Group in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Northland Securities set a $70.00 price objective on shares of Encore Capital Group in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Encore Capital Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Encore Capital Group presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $80.50.

Encore Capital Group Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of ECPG traded down $0.17 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $84.24. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 255,072 shares, compared to its average volume of 349,941. The stock has a market cap of $1.81 billion, a PE ratio of 7.69 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a current ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.10. Encore Capital Group has a 52 week low of $32.66 and a 52 week high of $85.74. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $73.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $59.86.

Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The asset manager reported $3.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.02 by $0.84. The firm had revenue of $475.41 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $446.26 million. Encore Capital Group had a net margin of 14.52% and a return on equity of 28.19%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 21.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.93 EPS. Encore Capital Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.000-13.000 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Encore Capital Group will post 11.97 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Ryan B. Bell sold 7,240 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.04, for a total transaction of $499,849.60. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 48,170 shares in the company, valued at $3,325,656.80. This represents a 13.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 2.54% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Encore Capital Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Encore Capital Group by 78.0% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 412,498 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $22,419,000 after buying an additional 180,733 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in Encore Capital Group by 11.8% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 371,916 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $20,214,000 after buying an additional 39,214 shares during the last quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Encore Capital Group by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 170,002 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $9,240,000 after buying an additional 3,951 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in Encore Capital Group by 488.1% during the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 154,128 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $8,377,000 after buying an additional 127,920 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can raised its holdings in Encore Capital Group by 10.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 139,465 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $7,580,000 after buying an additional 12,708 shares during the last quarter.

Encore Capital Group Company Profile

Encore Capital Group, Inc is a global specialty finance company that focuses on the purchase and management of nonperforming consumer receivables. Through its subsidiaries, the company acquires charged-off debt portfolios from credit card issuers, banks, and other financial institutions, and seeks to recover outstanding balances through a combination of customer outreach, payment arrangements, and, where appropriate, legal collection efforts. Encore’s business model emphasizes compliance with regulatory and industry standards to ensure ethical and transparent debt-recovery practices.

Headquartered in San Diego, California, Encore operates across North America and Europe.