PRAA benefits from increased portfolio purchases and better pricing, especially in the United States, leading to improved portfolio income.
PRA Group (PRAA) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
The mean of analysts' price targets for PRA Group (PRAA) points to a 28.4% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.
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PRA Group is one of the few countercyclical stocks out there, proven in the 2007-2009 recession. The stock struggled recently with losses in 2023 due to poor pricing on its purchases of charged-off loans from 2020 to 2022. Pricing is now much improved due to a surge in charge-offs and higher balances for credit cards and other unsecured consumer loans.
The consensus price target hints at a 49.3% upside potential for PRA Group (PRAA). While empirical research shows that this sought-after metric is hardly effective, an upward trend in earnings estimate revisions could mean that the stock will witness an upside in the near term.
PRA Group's (PRAA) second-quarter results reflect increased cash collections from the United States and Europe, partly offset by elevated compensation and employee services costs.
PRA Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRAA ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 5, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Najim Mostamand - Vice President, Investor Relations Vikram Atal - President and Chief Executive Officer Rakesh Sehgal - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants David Scharf - Citizens JMP Mark Hughes - Truist Sean-Paul Adams - Raymond James Operator Good evening and welcome to PRA Group's Second Quarter 2024 Conference Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode.
PRA Group allowed inefficiencies and operational issues in collections, purchasing, and overall operations to accumulate, driving terrible results in 2023 and a change in management. New management has moved quickly to make changes to improve operational efficiency and collections performance, leading to positive results in portfolio income and cash collections. Improving the portfolio will take longer, but credit card charge-offs are rising and PRA is well-placed to benefit from higher-yielding purchases over the next couple of years.