Encore Capital Group Market Sentiment

Encore Capital Group Inc

ECPGNASDAQ

$102.36

0.740.73%

Last update: Oct 29, 4:00 PM

Earnings: Q3 2026 Earnings in 5 days from now on Wed Nov 4th, after the market close

Conference Call: Conference call scheduled in 5 days at 5:00 PM

Market sentiment signals for Encore Capital Group (ECPG): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Analyst Consensus— Market Outperform

Short Interest▲ 5.4% short float

Options Flow— N/A

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Market Outperform

5 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

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Avg Consensus PT

$84

-17.9%

Highest Price Target

$115

+12.3%

Citizens

Lowest Price Target

$62

-39.4%

Janney Montgomery Scott

Short Interest

5.4%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

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Short Interest — % of Float

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Aug 6, 2026	Truist Securities	Mark Hughes—	+9.4%	$105 → $112	Maintained	Buy
Jun 17, 2026	Citizens	David M. Scharf—	+12.3%	$108 → $115	Maintained	Market Outperform
May 7, 2026	Citizens	David M. Scharf—	+5.5%	$90 → $108	Maintained	Market Outperform
May 7, 2026	Truist Securities	Mark Hughes—	+2.6%	$100 → $105	Maintained	Buy
Feb 26, 2026	Citizens	David M. Scharf—	-12.1%	$75 → $90	Maintained	Market Outperform
Feb 26, 2026	Truist Securities	Mark Hughes—	-21.8%	$59 → $80	Maintained	Buy
Jan 20, 2026	Citizens	David M. Scharf—	-26.7%	$59 → $75	Maintained	Market Outperform
Nov 6, 2025	Janney Montgomery Scott	John Rowan—	-39.4%	$56 → $62	Maintained	Buy
Feb 27, 2025	Truist Securities	Mark Hughes—	-44.3%	$64 → $57	Maintained	Buy
Dec 23, 2024	Northland Capital Markets	Mike Grondahl—	-35.5%	$58 → $66	Maintained	Outperform
Nov 7, 2024	JMP Securities	David Scharf—	-36.5%	$60 → $65	Maintained	Market Outperform
Oct 17, 2024	Northland Capital Markets	Mike Grondahl—	-43.3%	$55 → $58	Upgrade	Market Perform→Outperform
Oct 14, 2024	JMP Securities	David Scharf—	-41.4%	$60 → $60	Maintained	Market Outperform
Aug 20, 2024	Truist Securities	Mark Hughes—	-37.5%	$70 → $64	Maintained	Buy
May 6, 2024	JMP Securities	David Scharf—	-41.4%	$60 → $60	Maintained	Market Outperform
Apr 17, 2024	JMP Securities	David Scharf—	-41.4%	$60 → $60	Maintained	Market Outperform
Nov 6, 2023	JMP Securities	David Scharf—	-45.3%	$61 → $56	Maintained	Market Outperform