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New money, same old question: why now?
Tudor Investment Corp ET AL just snapped up 14,041 shares of Encore Capital Group, a new position worth about $586,000. That’s not a megaphone-sized bet, but it is a neat little signal that someone with a decent-sized wallet thinks ECPG still has room to run.
The stock is already acting like it knows the punchline
Encore has been having a pretty good run. The company beat expectations last quarter with EPS of $3.37 versus $2.20 expected, and revenue jumped 78.3% year over year to $473.6 million. That kind of beat usually gets investors to sit up a little straighter.
Analysts are also piling on the compliment sandwich
The Street’s mood is fairly friendly here too:
- Truist lifted its price target from $59 to $80 and kept a buy rating
- Zacks upgraded the stock from hold to strong-buy
- MarketBeat says the consensus rating is still Buy, with an average target of $75.50
So yes, Tudor’s new stake isn’t a moon landing by itself. But in a stock already flirting with its 52-week high, fresh institutional money can be the kindling that keeps the fire going. Big picture: when earnings are strong and the buy-side starts shopping, investors tend to pay attention.