Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG)

Encore Capital Group Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 3 analysts that cover Encore Capital Group stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $77.33, which forecasts a 4.85% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $62 and the highest is $90.

Price Target: $77.33 (+4.85%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$62	$77.33	$80	$90
Change	-15.93%	+4.85%	+8.47%	+22.03%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Encore Capital Group stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26
Strong Buy	1	2	2	2	2	2
Buy	2	2	2	1	1	1
Hold	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	3	4	4	3	3	3

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
David M. Scharf Citizens	Citizens	Buy Maintains $75 → $90	Buy	Maintains	$75 → $90	+22.03%	Feb 26, 2026
Mark Hughes Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $59 → $80	Strong Buy	Maintains	$59 → $80	+8.47%	Feb 26, 2026
David M. Scharf Citizens	Citizens	Buy Maintains $59 → $75	Buy	Maintains	$59 → $75	+1.69%	Jan 20, 2026
John Rowan Janney Montgomery Scott	Janney Montgomery Scott	Strong Buy Maintains $56 → $62	Strong Buy	Maintains	$56 → $62	-15.93%	Nov 6, 2025
Mark Hughes Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $64 → $57	Strong Buy	Maintains	$64 → $57	-22.71%	Feb 27, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.83B

Increased by 3.63%

from 1.77B

Revenue Next Year

1.92B

Increased by 4.47%

from 1.83B

EPS This Year

11.40

Increased by 4.45%

from 10.91

EPS Next Year

12.36

Increased by 8.45%

from 11.40

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	1.61B	1.40B	1.22B	1.32B	1.77B	1.83B	1.92B
Revenue Growth	7.53%	-13.39%	-12.56%	7.66%	34.37%	3.63%	4.47%
EPS	11.26	7.46	-8.72	-5.83	10.91	11.40	12.36
EPS Growth	68.56%	-33.75%	-	-	-	4.45%	8.45%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	6.47	5.97
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	6	5

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	1.9B	2.0B
Avg	1.8B	1.9B
Low	1.7B	1.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	9.1%	11.7%
Avg	3.6%	4.5%
Low	-5.0%	-2.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	12.83	14.02
Avg	11.40	12.36
Low	8.59	10.44

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	17.6%	23.0%
Avg	4.5%	8.5%
Low	-21.2%	-8.4%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.