The stock of Encore Capital Group, Inc (ECPG) has seen a -26.73% decrease in the past week, with a -26.91% drop in the past month, and a -25.44% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.76%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.69% for ECPG. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -25.61% for ECPG’s stock, with a -22.03% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Encore Capital Group, Inc (NASDAQ: ECPG) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for ECPG is 1.69. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ECPG is 22.99M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.38% of that float. On February 27, 2025, ECPG’s average trading volume was 144.23K shares.
ECPG) stock’s latest price update
Encore Capital Group, Inc (NASDAQ: ECPG)’s stock price has plunge by -26.51relation to previous closing price of 49.86. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -26.73% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-26 that 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.
Analysts’ Opinion of ECPG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ECPG stocks, with Northland Capital repeating the rating for ECPG by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for ECPG in the upcoming period, according to Northland Capital is $58 based on the research report published on October 17, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Northland Capital gave a rating of “Market Perform” to ECPG, setting the target price at $58 in the report published on February 14th of the previous year.
ECPG Trading at -24.52% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ECPG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -29.23% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.69%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.76%, as shares sank -22.09% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -21.62% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ECPG fell by -23.11%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -20.05% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $49.34. In addition, Encore Capital Group, Inc saw -23.30% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ECPG starting from OLLE LAURA, who sale 1,340 shares at the price of $49.16 back on Nov 27 ’24. After this action, OLLE LAURA now owns 32,381 shares of Encore Capital Group, Inc, valued at $65,874 using the latest closing price.
LAURA N OLLE, the Director of Encore Capital Group, Inc, proposed sale 1,340 shares at $49.16 during a trade that took place back on Nov 27 ’24, which means that LAURA N OLLE is holding shares at $65,874 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ECPG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.12 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for Encore Capital Group, Inc stands at -0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value -16.44, with -3.79 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -402.38 million with net debt to EBITDA at -13.49. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.52.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Encore Capital Group, Inc (ECPG) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
