Promotion Builds on Successful 13-Year Career at PRA Group, Most Recently Overseeing Record Portfolio Investments as Global Investments OfficerNORFOLK, Va., June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAA), a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, has promoted Owen James to president of PRA Group Europe. As president of PRA Group Europe, James will provide leadership across 15 markets in Europe, Canada and Australia. He will also be responsible for overseeing portfolio in ...

Momentum investing is essentially the opposite of the tried-and-tested Wall Street adage -- "buy low and sell high." Investors following this investing style typically avoid betting on cheap stocks and waiting long for them to recover. They believe instead that one could make far more money in lesser time by "buying high and selling higher."Everyone likes betting on fast-moving trending stocks, but it isn't easy to determine the right entry point. These stocks often lose momentum when their future growth po ...

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG) shares have gained 24.3% since it reported first-quarter 2025 results on May 7. The strong quarterly results benefited from rising collections and strong portfolio purchasing. However, higher expenses partially offset the upsides.ECPG reported first-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.93, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 55.7%. The bottom line reported an improvement from 95 cents per share in the prior year.ECPG's revenues rose 19.6% year over ye ...

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Encore Capital Group (ECPG) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 07, 2025 05:00 PM ET Company Participants Bruce Thomas - Vice President of Global Investor RelationsAshish Masih - President and CEOTomas Hernanz - EVP & CFOJohn Rowan - Managing DirectorLogan Hennen - Equity Research AssociateZachary Oster - Equity Research Associate Conference Call Participants Mark Hughes - AnalystRobert Dodd - Analyst Operator Good day. Welcome to the Encore Capital Group's First Quarter twenty twenty five Earnings Conference Call. A ...

PRA Group Q1 2025 Conference Call Presentation Nasdaq: PRAA Forward-Looking Statements 1 Nasdaq: PRAA Q1 2025 Highlights Started 2025 with Momentum and Delivered Strong Results | Metric ($ in M, except per share amounts) | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Portfolio Purchases | $292 | $246 | +19% | | ERC1 | $7,805 | $6,498 | +20% | | Cash Collections | $497 | $450 | +11% | | Cash Efficiency Ratio2 | 60.8% | 58.0% | +284 bps | | Changes in Expected Recoveries | $28 | $52 | (46%) | | Ne ...

19% Growth in Portfolio Purchases Drives Record ERC of $7.8 BillionStrong Portfolio Purchases and Execution of Strategic Initiatives Contributed to Double-Digit Cash Collections GrowthCompany Positioned for Continued Success with Transition to Newly Appointed CEONORFOLK, Va., May 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAA) (the "Company"), a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2025 ("Q1 2025").Q1 2025 Highlig ...

NORFOLK, Va., April 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAA), a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, will report its first quarter 2025 results after market close on Monday, May 5, 2025, followed by a webcast and conference call at 5 p.m. E.T.To listen to PRA Group's webcast and view the corresponding slides, visit https://ir.pragroup.com/events-and-presentations. To listen by phone on May 5, call 646-357-8785 in the U.S. or 1-800-836-8184 outside the U.S. and ask fo ...

PRA Group, Inc. (PRAA) is strategically positioned to grow in collecting debts. It expanded its services beyond debt collection, working for the government and giving audit services. Although PRAA has declined 4.9% in the past month, it shed less value than the industry average of an 11.5% fall.PRA Group — with a market cap of $708.8 million — is a global finance and business service company based in Norfolk, VA. It acquires and collects non-performing loans and debt. The company has a growing network in th ...