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—	+16.6%	$105 → $112	Maintained	Buy
Jun 17, 2026	Citizens	David M. Scharf—	+19.7%	$108 → $115	Maintained	Market Outperform
May 7, 2026	Citizens	David M. Scharf—	+12.4%	$90 → $108	Maintained	Market Outperform
May 7, 2026	Truist Securities	Mark Hughes—	+9.3%	$100 → $105	Maintained	Buy
Feb 26, 2026	Citizens	David M. Scharf—	-6.3%	$75 → $90	Maintained	Market Outperform
Feb 26, 2026	Truist Securities	Mark Hughes—	-16.7%	$59 → $80	Maintained	Buy
Jan 20, 2026	Citizens	David M. Scharf—	-21.9%	$59 → $75	Maintained	Market Outperform
Nov 6, 2025	Janney Montgomery Scott	John Rowan—	-35.5%	$56 → $62	Maintained	Buy
Feb 27, 2025	Truist Securities	Mark Hughes—	-40.7%	$64 → $57	Maintained	Buy
Dec 23, 2024	Northland Capital Markets	Mike Grondahl—	-31.3%	$58 → $66	Maintained	Outperform
Nov 7, 2024	JMP Securities	David Scharf—	-32.3%	$60 → $65	Maintained	Market Outperform
Oct 17, 2024	Northland Capital Markets	Mike Grondahl—	-39.6%	$55 → $58	Upgrade	Market Perform→Outperform
Oct 14, 2024	JMP Securities	David Scharf—	-37.5%	$60 → $60	Maintained	Market Outperform
Aug 20, 2024	Truist Securities	Mark Hughes—	-33.4%	$70 → $64	Maintained	Buy
May 6, 2024	JMP Securities	David Scharf—	-37.5%	$60 → $60	Maintained	Market Outperform
Apr 17, 2024	JMP Securities	David Scharf—	-37.5%	$60 → $60	Maintained	Market Outperform
Nov 6, 2023	JMP Securities	David Scharf—	-41.7%	$61 → $56	Maintained	Market Outperform

Date

Firm

Analyst & Accuracy

Upside / Downside

PT Change

Action

Rating

Aug 6, 2026

Truist Securities

Mark Hughes—

+16.6%

$105 → $112

Maintained

Buy

Jun 17, 2026

Citizens

David M. Scharf—

+19.7%

$108 → $115

Maintained

Market Outperform