WRLD — World Acceptance Corporation

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Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates WRLD Bullish with a Setup Score of 50, net conviction 41, actionability 62. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score50
Directional BiasBullish
Net Conviction41
Actionability62 (in range)

Key signals behind this score

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 to borrowers. Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$190.05
Market Cap$858M
Float2.2M
Shares Outstanding4.7M
P/E (Forward)11.15
P/E (TTM)23.34
Price/Sales (TTM)1.45
vs. Analyst Target+10.5% to analyst PT
Profit Margin6.61%
Operating Margin (TTM)15.32%
Revenue (TTM)$591M
Earnings Growth (YoY)343.30%
Dividend RateNone
Analyst Target Price$210.00 (2 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2021 $528M $88.3M $416M $124M
2022 $585M $53.9M $366M $77.3M
2023 $617M $21.2M $307M $38.1M
2024 $573M $77.3M $368M $110M
2025 $565M $89.7M $396M $165M
2026 $585M $34.6M $347M $54.2M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Sep 2025 $134M -$1.9M
Dec 2025 $141M -$912,000
Mar 2026 $177M $36.1M
Jun 2026 $139M $6.1M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership18.1%
Institutional Ownership92.3%
Short Float23.1%
% of All Funds Holding2.24%
Number of Funds Holding197

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$195.83Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$158.11Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$154.26Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$131.31Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$159.22Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$153.44Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$139.14Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$225.00 resistance 1.26x 0 months ago
$165.00 support 1.15x 1 months ago
$150.00 support 1.55x 2 months ago
$122.00 support 1.33x 5 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (124 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap -0.03% 0.00% 42.74% 9.94% -5.40%
1 Day -0.20% -0.45% 46.77% 17.05% -13.73%
1 Week 0.75% 0.29% 50.81% 30.57% -23.18%
2 Weeks 1.99% 1.59% 58.87% 56.58% -33.84%
1 Month 2.47% 2.97% 58.54% 42.01% -37.82%

Next earnings: October 22, 2026 (55 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan4.1%65.7%35
Feb0.2%45.7%35
Mar0.2%45.7%35
Apr5.7%60.0%35
May5.3%62.9%35
Jun0.9%51.4%35
Jul2.0%48.6%35
Aug0.8%58.8%34
Sep-2.1%41.2%34
Oct-0.5%41.2%34
Nov2.5%55.9%34
Dec3.9%65.7%35

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday 0.06% 46.9% 1647
Tuesday 0.16% 48.9% 1796
Wednesday 0.19% 50.6% 1793
Thursday -0.02% 46.9% 1760
Friday 0.13% 46.9% 1749

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 92.3%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 18.1%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings21
Net Value-$6.4M
Net Shares Change-531,881
% of Float-24.2%
C-Suite Filings12
Clusters Detected4

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Prescott General Partners LLC -$25.0M 1 1 sell
Prashad R Chad President and CEO -$2.7M 2 2 sell
Dyer Daniel Clinton Executive VP, Chief Branch Operations Officer -$1.3M 1 1 sell
Calmes John L Jr Executive Vice President, Chief Financial & Strategy Officer, and Treasurer -$513,880 2 2 sell
Childers Jason E. SVP, Information Technology -$381,480 1 1 sell
McIntyre Scott SVP, Accounting -$240,500 1 1 sell
Umstetter Luke J. Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary -$181,660 1 1 sell
Caulder Alice Lindsay SVP, Human Resources -$110,229 1 1 sell

Transaction Clusters

PeriodFilingsInsidersNet ValueSeniority
2025-09-08 – 2025-09-18 5 5 -$62.3M 3 C-suite
2025-12-17 – 2025-12-19 3 3 -$3.2M 3 C-suite
2026-06-15 – 2026-06-29 3 3 -$466,819 2 C-suite
2026-07-31 – 2026-08-13 4 4 -$1.0M 3 C-suite

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-08-13 Childers Jason E. SVP, Information Technology -$381,480 Transaction at $190.74, now -0.4%
2026-08-04 McIntyre Scott SVP, Accounting -$240,500 Transaction at $185.00, now +2.7%
2026-07-31 Calmes John L Jr Executive Vice President, Chief Financial & Strategy Officer, and Treasurer -$372,000 Transaction at $186.00, now +2.2%
2026-08-18 Prescott General Partners LLC -$25.0M Transaction at $187.69, now +1.3%
2026-06-16 Caulder Alice Lindsay SVP, Human Resources -$110,229 Transaction at $181.00, now +5.0%
2026-06-15 Umstetter Luke J. Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary -$181,660 Transaction at $181.66, now +4.6%

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AI Consult Analysis

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