PRA Group Inc (NASDAQ: PRAA) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.18x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for PRAA is 1.53. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for PRAA is 37.99M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.92% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PRAA on June 19, 2025 was 481.34K shares.
PRAA) stock’s latest price update
PRA Group Inc (NASDAQ: PRAA) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.46 in relation to its previous close of 14.43. However, the company has experienced a -3.24% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-18 that Promotion Builds on Successful 13-Year Career at PRA Group, Most Recently Overseeing Record Portfolio Investments as Global Investments Officer NORFOLK, 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.
PRAA’s Market Performance
PRA Group Inc (PRAA) has seen a -3.24% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -1.15% decline in the past month and a -26.40% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.05%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.74% for PRAA. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.02% for PRAA stock, with a simple moving average of -26.44% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PRAA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PRAA stocks, with JMP Securities repeating the rating for PRAA by listing it as a “Mkt Outperform.” The predicted price for PRAA in the upcoming period, according to JMP Securities is $35 based on the research report published on May 08, 2020 of the previous year 2020.
Keefe Bruyette, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PRAA reach a price target of $35. The rating they have provided for PRAA stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on April 13th, 2020.
PRAA Trading at -6.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PRAA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -46.84% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PRAA starting from Paschke Brett Lee, who purchase 5,000 shares at the price of $13.39 back on May 07 ’25. After this action, Paschke Brett Lee now owns 30,056 shares of PRA Group Inc, valued at $66,950 using the latest closing price.
Olsen Geir, the Director of PRA Group Inc, purchase 18,230 shares at $13.59 during a trade that took place back on May 07 ’25, which means that Olsen Geir is holding 43,933 shares at $247,746 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PRAA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.31 for the present operating margin
- 0.74 for the gross margin
The net margin for PRA Group Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 6.03, with 1.47 for asset returns.
Based on PRA Group Inc (PRAA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.02 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -3.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.03. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.3.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 209.13 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.49. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.42. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 29.70.
Conclusion
In conclusion, PRA Group Inc (PRAA) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
