PRAA vs UPBD vs JCAP Stock Comparison

Pra, Upbound and Jefferson Capital Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PRAA Pra Group Inc
$20.40 +1.8% 1M +50.4% 1Y
Market cap
$507.55M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.33B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
1 win
UPBD Upbound Group, Inc.
$24.88 +62.0% 1M +25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.43B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.73B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Upbound leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Upbound 5, Jefferson Capital 5, Pra 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPRAAUPBDJCAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $507.55M $1.43B $1.09B UPBD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.9x 12.8x 7.2x JCAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.7x 5.6x 7.4x UPBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.6% +3.2% +22.8% JCAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.9% 2.4% 22.9% JCAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% 8.7% 12.9% JCAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 42.4x 0.7x 4.4x UPBD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.4% +25.4% +6.0% PRAA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.3%/yr -10.6%/yr — UPBD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.3% 46.3% 35.8% JCAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 65/100 56/100 UPBD

Percentile Scorecard

PRAAUPBDJCAP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisPRAAUPBDJCAP
Valuation 35 #110 of 168 90 #17 of 168 67 #57 of 168
Growth 17 #136 of 163 82 #31 of 163 40 #99 of 163
Profitability 27 #113 of 154 67 #51 of 154 88 #20 of 154
Financial Health 13 #140 of 161 58 #68 of 161 36 #103 of 161
Shareholder Returns 59 #57 of 136 25 #102 of 136 49 #70 of 136
Overall 30 65 56
  • PRAA ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UPBD ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • JCAP ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodPRAAUPBDJCAPSPY
1 month +1.8%+62.0%+4.8% -5.9%
3 months +12.4%+27.5%-0.4% -4.6%
6 months -2.3%+32.6%+2.1% +0.2%
Year to date +15.3%+41.7%-6.8% +7.5%
1 year +50.4%+25.4%+6.0% +8.2%
3 years +40.9%-13.9%— +68.3%
3 years, per year +12.1%-4.9%— +19.0%
5 years -56.3%-42.8%— +56.5%
5 years, per year -15.3%-10.6%— +9.4%
10 years -34.0%+139.9%— +251.5%
10 years, per year -4.1%+9.1%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePRAAUPBDJCAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.3%46.3%35.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.0%39.6%34.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.870.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.870.550.17 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.3%-69.8%-33.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.2%0.0%-13.2% -5.9%
52-week high $22.23$24.88$24.00 $779.14
52-week low $10.42$15.36$15.52 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultiplePRAAUPBDJCAP
P/E now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 11.9x 13.0xmedian 11.9x 7.6xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.7x 0.3xmedian 2.7x 1.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 51.4xmedian 12.1x 1.6xmedian 12.1x 8.2xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -20.3xmedian 5.4x 3.3xmedian 5.4x 5.4xmedian 5.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.9xmedian 0.7x 2.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 0.34 0.10median 0.34 —median 0.34

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsPRAAUPBDJCAP
Revenue $1.33B $4.73B $659.62M
Gross profit – $2.35B –
Operating income $66.58M $260.12M $302.21M
Net income -$260.46M $111.39M $155.02M
Free cash flow -$37.85M $433.56M $221.04M
EPS (diluted) $-6.92 $1.90 $2.72
Cash & equivalents $132.43M $125.10M $20.41M
Total debt $3.76B $1.35B $1.41B
Shares (diluted) 38.30M 58.77M 55.52M
Enterprise value $38.47M $978.23M $981.49M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricPRAAUPBDJCAP
P/E -2.9x 13.0x 7.6x
P/FCF -20.3x 3.3x 5.4x
P/Operating cash flow -24.5x 2.9x 5.4x
P/S 0.6x 0.3x 1.8x
P/B 0.7x 1.9x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 3.3x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 51.4x 1.6x 8.2x
EV/EBIT 66.0x 10.3x 8.5x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 0.6x 3.9x
EV/FCF -116.1x 6.2x 11.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -140.0x 5.4x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 0.10 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPRAAUPBDJCAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.6% 3.2% 22.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 6.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -80.6% 6.1% 4.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -22.3% 20.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -344.6% 31.8% -11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -141.7% 133.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -397.4% 32.1% -95.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -131.9% 131.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.5% 146.8% 2.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.5% 21.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.9% 208.3% 2.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.0% 23.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPRAAUPBDJCAP
Gross margin – 49.7% –
EBITDA margin 6.4% 35.7% 47.5%
Operating margin 5.0% 5.5% 45.8%
Pretax margin -14.2% 3.3% 29.4%
Net margin -19.9% 2.4% 22.9%
FCF margin -2.8% 9.2% 33.5%
Operating cash flow margin -2.4% 10.6% 33.5%
Return on equity -23.3% 15.0% 33.7%
Return on assets -4.9% 3.6% 7.4%
Return on invested capital 1.4% 8.7% 12.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 4.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.0% 5.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPRAAUPBDJCAP
Debt / assets 71.8% 44.1% 67.5%
Debt / equity 3.4x 1.8x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 42.4x 0.7x 4.4x
Debt / FCF -99.3x 3.1x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 78.8% 75.4% 77.1%
Equity / assets 21.2% 24.6% 22.9%
Interest coverage 0.3x 2.5x 2.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPRAAUPBDJCAP
Dividend yield – 6.3% 4.6%
Net buyback yield 3.9% 0.0% 4.9%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 6.2% 9.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusPRAAUPBDJCAP
Forward P/E 5.7xFY2026 5.6xFY2026 7.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.55FY2026 $4.43FY2026 $2.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.3%FY2026 -19.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.9% +7.0% +1.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.33BFY2026 $4.98BFY2026 $755.54MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -12.2% -5.6% +2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPRAAUPBDJCAP
Held by institutions 93.6% 99.3% 38.5%
Institutions holding 199 256 113
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +3.3% +1.3%
Institutions buying 100 146 73
Institutions selling 71 69 24
Buyers to sellers 1.41 2.12 3.04

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

PRAAUPBDJCAP
PRAA 1.00 0.25 0.45
UPBD 0.25 1.00 0.28
JCAP 0.45 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PRAA, UPBD and JCAP?

Upbound (UPBD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pra (PRAA) $507.55M, Upbound (UPBD) $1.43B, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) $1.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, PRAA, UPBD and JCAP?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pra (PRAA) -1.9x, Upbound (UPBD) 12.8x, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Upbound (UPBD) is cheapest (Pra (PRAA) 5.7x, Upbound (UPBD) 5.6x, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 7.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pra (PRAA) +17.6%, Upbound (UPBD) +3.2%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +22.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has the highest net margin (Pra (PRAA) -19.9%, Upbound (UPBD) 2.4%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 22.9%). On return on invested capital, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) leads (Pra (PRAA) 1.4%, Upbound (UPBD) 8.7%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pra (PRAA) returned the most: Pra (PRAA) +50.4%, Upbound (UPBD) +25.4%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +6.0%. Over five years, Upbound (UPBD) compounded fastest (Pra (PRAA) -15.3%/yr, Upbound (UPBD) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has been the steadiest (Pra (PRAA) 58.3%, Upbound (UPBD) 46.3%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 35.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PRAA, UPBD and JCAP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Upbound (UPBD) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.