Encore Capital Group Market Sentiment

Bulls vs Bears

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Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Aug 6, 2026	Truist Securities	Mark Hughes—	+14.3%	$105 → $112	Maintained	Buy
Jun 17, 2026	Citizens	David M. Scharf—	+17.4%	$108 → $115	Maintained	Market Outperform
May 7, 2026	Citizens	David M. Scharf—	+10.2%	$90 → $108	Maintained	Market Outperform
May 7, 2026	Truist Securities	Mark Hughes—	+7.2%	$100 → $105	Maintained	Buy
Feb 26, 2026	Citizens	David M. Scharf—	-8.2%	$75 → $90	Maintained	Market Outperform
Feb 26, 2026	Truist Securities	Mark Hughes—	-18.4%	$59 → $80	Maintained	Buy
Jan 20, 2026	Citizens	David M. Scharf—	-23.5%	$59 → $75	Maintained	Market Outperform
Nov 6, 2025	Janney Montgomery Scott	John Rowan—	-36.7%	$56 → $62	Maintained	Buy
Feb 27, 2025	Truist Securities	Mark Hughes—	-41.8%	$64 → $57	Maintained	Buy
Dec 23, 2024	Northland Capital Markets	Mike Grondahl—	-32.6%	$58 → $66	Maintained	Outperform
Nov 7, 2024	JMP Securities	David Scharf—	-33.7%	$60 → $65	Maintained	Market Outperform
Oct 17, 2024	Northland Capital Markets	Mike Grondahl—	-40.8%	$55 → $58	Upgrade	Market Perform→Outperform
Oct 14, 2024	JMP Securities	David Scharf—	-38.8%	$60 → $60	Maintained	Market Outperform
Aug 20, 2024	Truist Securities	Mark Hughes—	-34.7%	$70 → $64	Maintained	Buy
May 6, 2024	JMP Securities	David Scharf—	-38.8%	$60 → $60	Maintained	Market Outperform
Apr 17, 2024	JMP Securities	David Scharf—	-38.8%	$60 → $60	Maintained	Market Outperform
Nov 6, 2023	JMP Securities	David Scharf—	-42.9%	$61 → $56	Maintained	Market Outperform

Date

Firm

Analyst & Accuracy

Upside / Downside

PT Change

Action

Rating

Aug 6, 2026

Truist Securities

Mark Hughes—

+14.3%

$105 → $112

Maintained

Buy

Jun 17, 2026

Citizens

David M. Scharf—

+17.4%

$108 → $115

Maintained

Market Outperform