Q1 Earnings Forecast for ECPG Issued By Northland Securities

Encore Capital Group Inc (NASDAQ:ECPG) – Northland Securities issued their Q1 2027 earnings estimates for Encore Capital Group in a report issued on Wednesday, June 3rd. Northland Securities analyst M. Grondahl anticipates that the asset manager will post earnings per share of $3.62 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Encore Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $13.01 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Encore Capital Group’s Q2 2027 earnings at $3.63 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.78 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $3.97 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $15.00 EPS.

Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The asset manager reported $3.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.02 by $0.84. Encore Capital Group had a net margin of 16.00% and a return on equity of 30.70%. The company had revenue of $475.41 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $446.26 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.93 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 21.0% on a year-over-year basis. Encore Capital Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.000-13.000 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Encore Capital Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Encore Capital Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Encore Capital Group from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Citigroup restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Encore Capital Group in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Encore Capital Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Encore Capital Group has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $86.25.

Encore Capital Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ ECPG opened at $80.60 on Friday. Encore Capital Group has a 52-week low of $35.67 and a 52-week high of $92.64. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $65.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.90, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 0.90. The company has a market capitalization of $1.73 billion, a PE ratio of 6.25 and a beta of 1.30.

Institutional Trading of Encore Capital Group

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Heartland Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Encore Capital Group by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Heartland Advisors Inc. now owns 388,425 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $27,236,000 after buying an additional 2,595 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its stake in shares of Encore Capital Group by 658.2% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 334,018 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $23,421,000 after buying an additional 289,964 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its stake in shares of Encore Capital Group by 16.5% during the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 274,318 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $11,450,000 after buying an additional 38,908 shares in 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.