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Analysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Financial Companies: Encore Capital (ECPG), Swiss Re AG (OtherSSREF) and Carlyle Group (CG)

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Companies in the Financial sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Encore Capital (ECPG), Swiss Re AG (SSREF) and Carlyle Group (CG).

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Encore Capital (ECPG)

In a report released today, Mark Hughes from Truist Financial maintained a Buy rating on Encore Capital, with a price target of $112.00. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $92.69.

According to TipRanks.com, Hughes is a top 100 analyst with an average return of 18.3% and a 76.2% success rate. Hughes covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc., Heritage Insurance Holdings, and Fidelity National Financial. ;'>

Currently, the analyst consensus on Encore Capital is a Strong Buy with an average price target of $115.67, implying a 20.4% upside from current levels. In a report issued on July 29, TipRanks – PerPlexity also reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a $108.00 price target.

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Swiss Re AG (SSREF)

In a report released today, William Hardcastle from UBS maintained a Sell rating on Swiss Re AG, with a price target of CHF112.00. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $170.00.

According to TipRanks.com, Hardcastle is ranked #3139 out of 12430 analysts.

Swiss Re AG has an analyst consensus of Moderate Sell, with a price target consensus of $148.36, representing a -11.5% downside. In a report issued on July 28, J.P. Morgan also downgraded the stock to Sell with a CHF125.00 price target.

Carlyle Group (CG)

In a report released today, Bart Dziarski from RBC Capital reiterated a Hold rating on Carlyle Group, with a price target of $56.00. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $49.84.

According to TipRanks.com, Dziarski is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 3.6% and a 60.5% success rate. Dziarski covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Fairfax Financial Holdings, Brookfield Corporation, and Blackstone Group. ;'>

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Carlyle Group with a $58.33 average price target, which is an 11.8% upside from current levels. In a report released today, KBW also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $50.00 price target.

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