The stock of Encore Capital Group, Inc (ECPG) has seen a 18.45% increase in the past week, with a 50.28% gain in the past month, and a -18.88% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.03%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.74% for ECPG. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 23.71% for ECPG’s stock, with a -8.41% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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Additionally, the 36-month beta value for ECPG is 1.61. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ECPG is 22.47M and currently, short sellers hold a 7.60% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ECPG on May 09, 2025 was 365.82K shares.
ECPG) stock’s latest price update
Encore Capital Group, Inc (NASDAQ: ECPG) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 23.85 compared to its previous closing price of 32.92. However, the company has seen a gain of 18.45% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-05-07 that Encore Capital Group (ECPG) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.93 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.24 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.95 per share a year ago.
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 21.03% 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 -21.25% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.74%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.03%, as shares surge +28.69% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -18.23% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ECPG rose by +18.45%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -15.54% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $32.96. In addition, Encore Capital Group, Inc saw -14.65% 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 CLARK JONATHAN C, who purchase 28,600 shares at the price of $35.00 back on Mar 05 ’25. After this action, CLARK JONATHAN C now owns 190,164 shares of Encore Capital Group, Inc, valued at $1,001,000 using the latest closing price.
Gupta Ashwini, the Director of Encore Capital Group, Inc, purchase 40,000 shares at $35.10 during a trade that took place back on Mar 05 ’25, which means that Gupta Ashwini is holding 96,909 shares at $1,404,000 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 -13.05, with -2.40 for asset returns.
Based on Encore Capital Group, Inc (ECPG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.83 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.04. The debt to equity ratio resting at 4.79. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.61.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 188.76 million with net debt to EBITDA at 17.94. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.37.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Encore Capital Group, Inc (ECPG) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
