JCAP
Jefferson Capital, Inc.
Financial Services · Credit Services · NMS
$16.24
Data: 2026-05-15
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

STRONG MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$1.2B
Total market value of the company
3.31
Very cheap relative to earnings
6.48
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+27.7%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
31.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
43.8%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$26.20
+61% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
NONE
Consensus view from 5 analysts covering this stock
About Jefferson Capital, Inc.

Jefferson Capital, Inc. provides debt recovery solutions and other related services in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Latin America. It primarily purchases portfolios of previously charged-off consumer receivables at deep discounts to face value and manage them by working with individuals as they repay their obligations and work toward financial recovery. The company offers consumer receivables, including credit card, secured and unsecured automotive, utilities, telecom, and other receivables. It also provides debt servicing and other portfolio management services to credit originators for nonperforming loans. Jefferson Capital, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

https://www.jcap.com

Country: United States Employees: 1,120 Industry: Credit Services
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
122.5% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
2.0% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$43.24
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
62.4%
Deep discount to fair value — significant undervaluation
Rating
CLASSICAL ONLY
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
83.4th
Ranks in the top 17% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
95.0
Quality Score
92.0
Combined
53.8

Trading at $19 against a fair value of $43, a 57% discount. Strong competitive moat. 31% profit margins. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 86% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKDOWN
Price trending down — defensive positioning
0.116
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
-0.0076
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
-0.083
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-2.1%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-25.2%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BEAR
Statistical model detects bearish conditions
Days in State
9
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

N/A
52W High
$23.80
32% below the year high
52W Low
$15.98
2% above the year low
Avg Volume
309,483
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
2.7
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
3.2%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
514.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$5.64
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

2.97
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
5.05
Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations
Quick Ratio
4.98
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
78.1%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
105.8%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$-220,652,624
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$607M
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$169M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
5
Target High
$29.00
Target Median
$26.20
Target Low
$22.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-01-09 BURTON DAVID Chief Executive Officer 385,000 $7,892,500
2026-01-09 JCF IV JCAP HOLDING L.P. Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security 11,000,000 $215,916,800
2025-06-27 BURTON DAVID Chief Executive Officer 424,296 $8,061,624
2025-06-27 J.C. FLOWERS IV L.P Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security 8,708,911 $165,469,309
2025-06-25 BURTON DAVID Chief Executive Officer 4,201,796
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-15

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