Encore Capital Group Inc $ECPG Stock Holdings Lifted by WINTON GROUP Ltd

WINTON GROUP Ltd lifted its position in Encore Capital Group Inc (NASDAQ:ECPG) by 232.4% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 56,839 shares of the asset manager’s stock after buying an additional 39,740 shares during the quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Encore Capital Group were worth $3,089,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. IFP Advisors Inc increased its position in shares of Encore Capital Group by 1,729.6% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 494 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 467 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Encore Capital Group by 185.7% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 717 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 466 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of Encore Capital Group by 29.1% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,139 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $62,000 after acquiring an additional 257 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management purchased a new position in shares of Encore Capital Group in the third quarter worth approximately $88,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its position in shares of Encore Capital Group by 168.9% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,716 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $105,000 after acquiring an additional 1,706 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on ECPG shares. Zacks Research raised shares of Encore Capital Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Encore Capital Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Encore Capital Group from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Citigroup reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Encore Capital Group in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Citizens Jmp boosted their price objective on shares of Encore Capital Group from $90.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. One 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 company. According to MarketBeat, Encore Capital Group has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $86.25.

Encore Capital Group Stock Performance

Shares of ECPG opened at $81.46 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $79.08 and its 200 day moving average price is $65.42. Encore Capital Group Inc has a 52 week low of $35.67 and a 52 week high of $92.64. The company has a market capitalization of $1.75 billion, a PE ratio of 6.32 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.90, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 0.90.

Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The asset manager reported $3.86 EPS 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 firm had revenue of $475.41 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $446.26 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $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. Research analysts expect that Encore Capital Group Inc will post 13.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Encore Capital Group 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.