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 $64.67, which forecasts a 15.52% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $57 and the highest is $75.

Price Target: $64.67 (+15.52%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$57	$64.67	$62	$75
Change	+1.82%	+15.52%	+10.75%	+33.98%

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	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26
Strong Buy	1	1	1	2	2	2
Buy	2	2	2	2	2	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	3	3	4	4	3

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
David M. Scharf Citizens	Citizens	Buy Maintains $59 → $75	Buy	Maintains	$59 → $75	+33.98%	Jan 20, 2026
John Rowan Janney Montgomery Scott	Janney Montgomery Scott	Strong Buy Maintains $56 → $62	Strong Buy	Maintains	$56 → $62	+10.75%	Nov 6, 2025
Mark Hughes Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $64 → $57	Strong Buy	Maintains	$64 → $57	+1.82%	Feb 27, 2025
Mike Grondahl Northland Capital Markets	Northland Capital Markets	Buy Maintains $58 → $66	Buy	Maintains	$58 → $66	+17.90%	Dec 23, 2024
David Scharf JMP Securities	JMP Securities	Buy Maintains $60 → $65	Buy	Maintains	$60 → $65	+16.11%	Nov 7, 2024

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.75B

Increased by 33.17%

from 1.32B

Revenue Next Year

1.80B

Increased by 2.57%

from 1.75B

EPS This Year

9.95

from -5.83

EPS Next Year

9.46

Decreased by -4.90%

from 9.95

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	1.50B	1.61B	1.40B	1.22B	1.32B	1.75B	1.80B
Revenue Growth	6.80%	7.53%	-13.39%	-12.56%	7.66%	33.17%	2.57%
EPS	6.68	11.26	7.46	-8.72	-5.83	9.95	9.46
EPS Growth	25.33%	68.56%	-33.75%	-	-	-	-4.90%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	5.63	5.92
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	7	7

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027
High	1.8B	1.9B
Avg	1.8B	1.8B
Low	1.7B	1.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	38.6%	7.9%
Avg	33.2%	2.6%
Low	26.7%	-4.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	11.04	11.60
Avg	9.95	9.46
Low	9.11	7.25

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	-	16.6%
Avg	-	-4.9%
Low	-	-27.1%

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.