World Acceptance Corporation WRLD
Set alert
164.47 USD -11.45 -6.51%
At close · Oct 30
164.40 -0.07 -0.04%
After hours · Oct 30, 4:00 PM ET
162.82 Day range 175.35
110.00 52-week range 227.68
- YTD
- +17.15%
- 1 year
- +30.10%
- Open
- 174.91
- Prev close
- 175.92
- Mkt cap
- 766.50M
- Vol
- 77.80K
- Avg vol
- 66.88K
- EPS
- 10.18
- P/E
- 16.16
- Div yield
- 0.00%
More statistics
- Low
- 162.82
- High
- 175.35
- Forward P/E
- 15.54
- Beta
- 1.20
- Short ratio
- 3.73
- Inst. own
- 95.33%
- Dividend
- 0.00
- Ex-div date
- Earnings
- Oct 22, 2026
- 50-d avg
- 165.20
- 200-d avg
- 150.16
- 1y target
- 141.00
6M chart
Events in this range
- Jul 24, 2026Earnings: 2.12; estimate 0.58; surprise 265.52%
- Oct 22, 2026Earnings: —; estimate 0.79; surprise —%
Signals (27)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 28, 2026 | 4 days ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 19, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 6, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 21, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 15, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 15, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 14, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 3, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 31, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 26, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 25, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 25, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 19, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 17, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 14, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 14, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 13, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 12, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 7, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 3, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 30, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 8, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jun 22, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jun 11, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | May 26, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 18, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 4, 2026 | 6 months ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 1.02B
- Enterprise value
- 1.66B
- Trailing P/E
- 31.90
- Forward P/E
- 15.54
- PEG ratio
- 0.70
- Price / sales
- 1.74
- Price / book
- 2.97
- EPS (TTM)
- 6.88
- Beta
- 1.20
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- Payout ratio
- 0.00%
- Profit margin
- 5.91%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 584.79M
- Revenue growth
- 7.30%
- Free cash flow
- 14.78M
- Total cash
- 6.07M
- Total debt
- 661.19M
- Return on equity
- 8.78%
- Shares outstanding
- 4.64M
- Short % of float
- 289.62%
- 50-day average
- 165.20
- 200-day average
- 150.16
Analyst view
Consensus: none
Price target (mean) 141.00
Ratings (0m) 1 0 buy · 1 hold · 0 sell
- Strong buy0
- Buy0
- Hold1
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Oct 22, 2026
Expected Oct 22, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate 0.58.
Financials — quick view
WRLD Revenue — quarterly 139.21M
WRLD Net income — quarterly 6.11M
WRLD EPS — quarterly 1.36
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 0.79 | — | — | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 0.58 | 2.12 | +1.54 | +265.52% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 7.74 | 7.70 | -0.04 | -0.52% |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 0.58 | -0.19 | -0.77 | -132.76% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 1.87 | -0.38 | -2.25 | -120.32% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 2.44 | 0.25 | -2.19 | -89.75% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2023 | BMO Capital | main | Underperform | Underperform |
| Jul 24, 2023 | BMO Capital | main | Underperform | Underperform |
| Jul 19, 2023 | Stephens & Co. | reit | Underweight | Underweight |
| Jan 27, 2023 | BMO Capital | main | — | Underperform |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Stephens & Co. | main | — | Underweight |
| Jul 28, 2022 | Stephens & Co. | main | — | Underweight |
About World Acceptance Corporation
World Acceptance Corporation engages in consumer finance business in the United States. The company offers short-term small installment loans, medium-term larger installment loans, related credit insurance, and ancillary products and services to individuals. It also provides income tax return preparation and electronic filing services; and automobile club memberships. The company serves individuals with limited access to other sources of consumer credit, such as banks, credit unions, other consumer finance businesses, and credit card lenders. World Acceptance Corporation was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Credit Services
- Country
- United States
- Website
- loansbyworld.com
News
- World Acceptance: Resilient Credit Performance Is Largely Priced In
- World Acceptance Corporation (WRLD) Q2 2027 Earnings Call Transcript
- World Acceptance Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
- World Acceptance Q2 2027 Earnings Call Transcript
- World Acceptance Q2 EPS $1.92 Beats $0.79 Estimate, Sales $139.207M Miss $140.700M Estimate
- World Acceptance Corporation Reports Fiscal 2027 Second Quarter Results
- World Acceptance Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2027 Conference Call on the Internet
- World Acceptance (NASDAQ:WRLD) Share Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average – Here’s Why
- PRIVACY ALERT: AWKO Law Investigates World Acceptance Corporation for Data Breach of Over 232,000 Records
- World Acceptance Corporation Data Breach Investigation: Edelson Lechtzin LLP Probes Class Action Claims After Customer Data Is Exposed
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAMLETT KEN R JR | Director | Sale | Sep 9, 2025 | 32,205 |
| CALMES JOHN L JR. | Chief Financial Officer | Sale | Mar 9, 2026 | 50,334 |
| CAULDER ALICE LINDSAY | Officer | Sale | Jun 14, 2026 | 14,682 |
| CHILDERS JASON E | Officer | Sale | Sep 14, 2025 | 16,023 |
| DYER DANIEL CLINTON | Officer | Sale | Dec 15, 2025 | 33,640 |
| MCINTYRE SCOTT | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Jun 9, 2025 | 17,184 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prescott General Partners LLC | 32.59% | 1,512,424 | 331.92M | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 9.75% | 452,411 | 99.29M | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 4.84% | 224,602 | 49.29M | Mar 30, 2026 |
| AQR Capital Management, LLC | 3.34% | 154,966 | 34.01M | Mar 30, 2026 |
| UBS Group AG | 2.88% | 133,469 | 29.29M | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 2.55% | 118,364 | 25.98M | Mar 30, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 3.73% | 173,056 | 37.98M | May 30, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 1.81% | 84,008 | 18.44M | Mar 30, 2026 |
| American Century ETF Trust-Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | 1.60% | 74,057 | 16.25M | May 30, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 1.25% | 58,029 | 12.74M | Apr 29, 2026 |
| DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-U.S. Small Cap Portfolio | 0.81% | 37,631 | 8.26M | Apr 29, 2026 |
| DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio | 0.76% | 35,228 | 7.73M | Apr 29, 2026 |