What is Northland Capmk’s Estimate for ECPG Q1 Earnings?

Encore Capital Group Inc (NASDAQ:ECPG) – Analysts at Northland Capmk decreased their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Encore Capital Group in a report issued on Thursday, November 6th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now expects that the asset manager will post earnings of $2.00 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.02. The consensus estimate for Encore Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $5.09 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Encore Capital Group’s Q3 2026 earnings at $2.26 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS.

Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The asset manager reported $3.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $1.25. Encore Capital Group had a negative net margin of 6.07% and a positive return on equity of 19.61%. The company had revenue of $460.35 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $410.70 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.26 earnings per share. Encore Capital Group’s quarterly revenue was up 25.4% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on ECPG. Janney Montgomery Scott raised their target price on shares of Encore Capital Group from $56.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Encore Capital Group in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Encore Capital Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $61.67.

Encore Capital Group Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of ECPG traded up $0.22 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $47.44. The stock had a trading volume of 65,727 shares, compared to its average volume of 291,384. Encore Capital Group has a 1 year low of $26.45 and a 1 year high of $51.77. The firm has a market cap of $1.09 billion, a PE ratio of -12.68 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.43, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $43.15 and its 200 day moving average is $40.18.

Institutional Trading of Encore Capital Group

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Heartland Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Encore Capital Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $10,118,000. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Encore Capital Group by 9.1% during the second quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 1,248,831 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $48,342,000 after acquiring an additional 104,367 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of Encore Capital Group by 13.0% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 790,392 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $27,095,000 after acquiring an additional 91,019 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in shares of Encore Capital Group by 476.6% in the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 92,978 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $3,599,000 after acquiring an additional 76,852 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its position in shares of Encore Capital Group by 38.6% during the first quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 196,004 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $6,719,000 after purchasing an additional 54,568 shares in the last quarter.

About Encore Capital Group

Encore Capital Group, Inc, a specialty finance company, provides debt recovery solutions and other related services for consumers across financial assets worldwide. The company purchases portfolios of defaulted consumer receivables at deep discounts to face value, as well as manages them by working with individuals as they repay their obligations and works toward financial recovery.