PRA Group, Inc., a financial services company, engages in the purchase, collection, and management of nonperforming loan portfolios in the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom, South America, Canada, and Australia. The company purchases loans from credit originators who have chosen not to pursue, or have been unsuccessful in collecting, the full balance owed. It also purchases loans in situations where the customer is involved in a bankruptcy or similar proceeding; and purchase and provide fee-based services for class action claims recoveries. In addition, the company is involved in core and insolvency nonperforming loans include general purpose and private label credit cards, consumer loans, auto loans, overdrafts and small business loans. The company was formerly known as Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. and changed its name to PRA Group, Inc. in October 2014. PRA Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia.
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5 years, 6 months ago
PRA Group, Inc is currently in a long term downtrend where the price is trading 2.3% below its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 82.3% cheaper than other stocks from the Financial Services sector with a price to sales ratio of 1.6.
PRA Group, Inc's total revenue rose by 6.8% to $274M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has increased by 9.0% to $30M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Finally, its free cash flow fell by 89.9% to $6M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, PRA Group, Inc gets an overall score of 3/5.