Internet Capital Group Inc.’s (ICGE) MACD indicator has moved into bearish territory with a reading of -0.0768. The Zacks #4 Rank (“Sell") stock declined more than 1% to $6.43 in morning trade. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2010 is currently pegged at a loss of 41 cents, which has worsened by a penny over the past 2 months."ICGE" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?Zacks Investment Research

Janus Capital Group Inc.’s (JNS) fourth-quarter earnings per share came in at 20 cents, a penny higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 19 cents, primarily due to higher average assets under management (AUM) and decreased operating and interest expenses. This also came in significantly higher than the 15 cents reported in the sequential quarter and 12 cents in the year-ago quarter. Net income was $37 million, compared to $8.2 million in the sequential quarter.   Total revenues increased 10.1% sequentially and 41.5% year over year to $250.6 million. The increase reflects growth in investment management fees, performance fees and shareowner servicing fees.   Total operating expenses increased 32.6% year over year but decreased 11.7% to $174.9 million. Operating margin was 30.2%, compared to 13% in the sequential quarter and 25.5% in the year-ago quarter.   For the full-year 2009, Janus Capital’s net loss from continuing operations was $757.1

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Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG) continues to trade at excellent valuations and analysts are projecting excellent growth over the next few years.

Company Description

Encore Capital buys accounts receivable from businesses to perform collection services. The debt portfolio includes credit cards, auto loans, consumer loans, telecom and healthcare debt.

Collections Surge

Encore Capital reported third-quarter results on Oct 28 and showed a 29% increase in gross collection, which rose to $126 million. Revenues from those receivables came in at $76.4 million, up 22% from last year.

Net income for the period tripled to $9.0 million. Earnings per share for ECPG was 37 cents, which topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 9 cents. This was the second surprise in the past 3 quarters.

Estimates Up

Following the report the Zacks Consensus Estimate for Encore Capital jumped 20 cents for full-year 2009, to $1.33. Next year's estimates are averaging $1.63, up from

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Encore Capital Group Inc.’s (ECPG) share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 13.76. Analysts have been increasing their estimates on the company’s full-year earnings, sending the Zacks Consensus Estimate up by 8 cents over the past 2 months to $1.33 per share. Encore Capital Group is a Zacks #1 Rank (“Strong Buy") company."ECPG" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?Zacks Investment Research

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