ENVA ($173.39) Trades at 10x Earnings After $1.33B Wipeout as Buybacks Accelerate — $167.85 Low Is the Line to Hold

Enova International (NYSE: ENVA) traded at $173.39 on Tuesday afternoon, down $53.33 or 23.52% from Monday's close of $226.72. The stock opened sharply lower, swung between an intraday high of $192.00 and a low of $167.85, and changed hands on 1.33 million shares, more than five times its daily average of 259,770. Market value fell to $4.32 billion.

The trigger came after Monday's close. At 4:18 p.m. ET on September 14, Enova announced it had withdrawn its applications with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve to acquire Grasshopper Bancorp. The stock fell 16% in after-hours trading, extended to a 17.5% drop at $187 later in the evening, slid 18% in Tuesday's premarket and traded down 24.75% at $170.60 by 10:00 a.m. ET.

The scale of the reaction is the story. Enova agreed to buy Grasshopper in December 2025 for $369 million in cash and stock. With 24.92 million shares outstanding, Tuesday's $53.33 decline removed $1.33 billion of market value, 3.6 times what Enova had agreed to pay for the bank. The market did not simply remove the deal. It removed the growth premium attached to becoming a bank.

The fundamentals did not move. In the same announcement, Enova reaffirmed every piece of its 2026 guidance: third-quarter revenue growth of around 25% and adjusted EPS growth of around 30%, and full-year revenue growth of 20% to 25% with adjusted EPS growth of 30% to 35%. That full-year outlook translates to adjusted EPS of $16.85 to $17.50 on revenue of $3.8 billion to $3.9 billion. The company also said it will accelerate share buybacks for the rest of 2026.

At $173.39, ENVA trades at 10.1 times the $17.175 midpoint of its 2026 adjusted EPS guidance. The trailing price-to-earnings ratio stands at 16.81. The stock sits 35.2% below its 52-week high of $267.45 and 68.3% above its 52-week low of $103.02.

The thesis of this forecast is that the market has priced Enova as though losing the bank charter damaged the core lending business, when the company just delivered its eighth straight quarter of 30%-plus adjusted EPS growth and reaffirmed guidance the same day. At 10 times earnings with $218 million of buyback capacity ready to deploy, the selloff has overshot the value of the deal it cancelled.

What Happened: Enova Walks Away From the OCC and the Fed

The withdrawal ended a nine-month effort to turn Enova from a nonbank online lender into a bank holding company.

The deal was announced on December 11, 2025. Enova agreed to acquire Grasshopper Bancorp and its subsidiary Grasshopper Bank N.A. for an aggregate purchase price of $369 million, paid in a combination of cash and newly issued Enova shares. Grasshopper, founded in 2019, is a digital bank with more than $1.4 billion in total assets as of September 30, 2025. It offers banking-as-a-service and API banking platforms for fintech clients, commercial and Small Business Administration lending, and consumer banking.

The merger terms were specific. Each Grasshopper share would have converted into 0.038185 of an Enova share plus $4.845 in cash, with total consideration capped at $350 million excluding options and warrants. The deal required Grasshopper shareholder approval and regulatory approval from the OCC and the Federal Reserve, with closing expected in the second half of 2026. After closing, Enova would have become a newly formed bank holding company, with Grasshopper Bank as its bank subsidiary.

The strategic case was clear. Management projected the transaction would generate adjusted EPS accretion of more than 15% in the first year and more than 25% once synergies were fully realized. The combination would have expanded Enova's geographic reach and lowered its funding costs by giving it access to bank deposits. As recently as the July 23 earnings call, management said the acquisition remained on track to close later this year.

On September 14, Enova pulled the applications. The company said it had worked constructively and transparently with regulators throughout the process, responding promptly and fully to requests and building an application it believed satisfied the statutory criteria for approval. Chief executive Steve Cunningham said that after a thorough evaluation, withdrawing was the best decision for Enova and its shareholders. He argued that bank regulatory guidelines and attitudes have not kept pace with the credit needs of tens of millions of consumers and small businesses underserved by traditional banks.

On a business update call later that afternoon, Cunningham pointed to the absence of clearly articulated standards for nonbank companies seeking to become chartered banks and described a process he viewed as susceptible to political influence. That made a successful outcome too uncertain to justify continued pursuit.

The primary source is Enova's September 14 release, filed with the SEC as an exhibit to its Form 8-K.

Q2 2026: $929 Million Revenue, $4.31 Adjusted EPS and a 7.3% Charge-Off Ratio

The business Enova still owns is growing fast, and its latest quarter shows why the selloff looks disconnected from earnings.

Second-quarter revenue rose 22% year over year to $928.9 million, according to the company's July 23 results. Net income increased 38% to $105.1 million, or $4.00 per diluted share, up 40%. Adjusted EPS rose 33% to $4.31 from $3.23 a year earlier, beating the $3.96 consensus estimate by $0.35. Adjusted EBITDA climbed 26% to $256 million. Revenue also beat the $909.61 million consensus.

The quarter marked Enova's eighth consecutive quarter of year-over-year adjusted EPS growth of 30% or more. Chief financial officer Scott Cornelis said the results translated to an annualized quarterly return on equity above 30%. Return on equity over the trailing twelve months stood at 25%.

The loan book hit a record. Total company combined loans and finance receivables rose 28% year over year to $5.5 billion on an amortized basis. On a fair value basis, the portfolio reached $6.20 billion. Total company originations grew 27% to $2.3 billion in the quarter.

Credit improved. The consolidated net charge-off ratio fell to 7.3% from 8.1% a year earlier and 7.6% in the first quarter. The 30-plus-day delinquency ratio held stable at 7.5% of the combined portfolio. The net revenue margin, which measures revenue after credit losses, improved to 61% from 58% a year earlier. Consumer credit was notably stronger, while small business credit stayed stable.

Funding costs are the metric that matters most after Monday. Enova's cost of funds fell to 8.1% from 8.2% in the first quarter and 8.8% a year earlier. That improvement came without a bank charter.

Liquidity, including cash, marketable securities and available capacity on credit facilities, totaled $929 million at June 30. Enova repurchased 117,000 shares for $19 million during the quarter.

Management raised its full-year outlook on the July call, lifting 2026 guidance to revenue growth of 20% to 25% and adjusted EPS growth of 30% to 35%. Cunningham said consumer results reflected a resilient U.S. consumer benefiting from a stable labor market, steady wage gains and moderating inflation.

Every one of those numbers was reaffirmed on Monday. The core engine that produced $4.31 of adjusted EPS in the second quarter is unchanged by the withdrawal.

Small Business Lending: $439 Million of Revenue and a $3.8 Billion Book

Enova's fastest-growing segment is small business lending, and it now drives the majority of the loan book.

Small business revenue rose 35% year over year to $439 million in the second quarter. Small business receivables ended the quarter at $3.8 billion, up 36%. Small business originations grew 29% to $1.6 billion. That segment now accounts for 69% of total receivables and 70% of quarterly originations.

Consumer lending is the slower-growing but steadier half. Consumer revenue rose 11% to $477 million. Consumer credit improved meaningfully during the quarter.

The mix shift matters for the Grasshopper decision. Small business loans generally carry lower yields and lower loss rates than short-term consumer loans. They are also more sensitive to funding costs because the net interest spread is thinner. Grasshopper's commercial and SBA lending platform and its digital deposit base would have fit naturally with Enova's small business franchise, lowering the cost of the capital that funds a $3.8 billion book.

Without the bank, Enova continues to fund that book through securitizations, warehouse facilities and senior notes, at a cost of funds of 8.1%. The illustration is simple: every 100 basis points of funding cost on a $5.5 billion portfolio equals $55 million of annual pre-tax expense. A bank deposit base would have lowered that cost over time. That is the earnings upside the market removed on Tuesday, and it is the reason management had projected more than 25% EPS accretion at full synergies.

The growth trajectory does not depend on the charter. Small business originations grew 29% in the second quarter without Grasshopper. Receivables grew 36%. Management said third-quarter growth and credit trends so far give it confidence in the outlook.

The segment faces cyclical risk. Small businesses are exposed to slowing consumer spending, higher input costs and tighter credit conditions. With WTI crude at $106.06, the 10-year Treasury yield above 5% and the Federal Reserve expected to hike on Wednesday, small business borrowers face a tougher environment in the second half.

For the forecast, the small business engine is the core value driver. Revenue growth of 35% and receivables growth of 36% at a stable charge-off rate represent a business compounding faster than the multiple the market now assigns it. A continuation of that pace through the third-quarter report would challenge Tuesday's repricing directly.

Why the Charter Mattered: Deposits, Geographic Reach and 25% EPS Accretion

Understanding what Enova lost explains the size of the selloff and whether it is justified.

A bank charter would have delivered three advantages. The first was funding. Banks fund loans with customer deposits, which cost far less than the securitizations and senior notes nonbank lenders rely on. Enova's cost of funds at 8.1% sits well above what deposit-funded banks pay, and even a partial shift to deposits would have compressed that cost substantially.

The second was geographic reach. Nonbank lenders must obtain licenses state by state and comply with each state's interest rate caps and consumer lending rules. A national bank can export its home-state rates across the country. That would have allowed Enova to serve customers in states where its current licensing and rate limits restrict its products.

The third was earnings accretion. Management projected the deal would add more than 15% to adjusted EPS in the first year and more than 25% once synergies were fully realized. For a company guiding to $16.85 to $17.50 of 2026 adjusted EPS, 25% accretion on the midpoint equals $4.29 per share of annual earnings upside.

The market had priced a meaningful part of that upside. The math frames Tuesday's move. If Monday's $226.72 price fully reflected 25% accretion at the same multiple, the stock ex-accretion would be worth $181.38, calculated as $226.72 divided by 1.25. At $173.39, ENVA trades $7.99, or 4.4%, below that level. The selloff has removed more than the entire projected synergy value.

The loss also raises a strategic question: can Enova ever become a bank? Cunningham's comments about unclear standards for nonbanks and a process susceptible to political influence suggest that another charter attempt is not imminent. The market is pricing Enova as a permanent nonbank.

That is a legitimate discount, but it applies to the growth ceiling, not the current earnings base. Enova has grown adjusted EPS at 30% or more for eight straight quarters as a nonbank. The question for the forecast is whether the nonbank business can keep compounding at 20% to 30% without the charter. The reaffirmed guidance says yes for 2026.

Grasshopper's own position is the other side of the trade. The bank remains independent, and the withdrawal removes a potential buyer for its shareholders.

Guidance Reaffirmed: $16.85 to $17.50 of Adjusted EPS in 2026

Enova's decision to reaffirm guidance in the same release was the company's most important signal to investors.

For the third quarter, Enova expects revenue growth of around 25% and adjusted EPS growth of around 30% year over year. The third-quarter adjusted EPS outlook of $4.37 sits slightly above the $4.34 consensus estimate. That implies a year-ago comparison base of $3.36 per share.

For the full year, Enova continues to expect revenue growth of 20% to 25% and adjusted EPS growth of 30% to 35%. In dollar terms, that is $3.8 billion to $3.9 billion of revenue and $16.85 to $17.50 of adjusted EPS. The full-year EPS range brackets the $17.02 consensus estimate.

The CFO added a direct statement on current trends. Cornelis said the growth and credit trends seen so far in the third quarter give the company confidence in its outlook. That comment covers data through mid-September, meaning two and a half months of the quarter's performance.

The guidance math supports the thesis. Through the first half, Enova earned $4.31 of adjusted EPS in the second quarter plus its first-quarter result. The third-quarter guide of $4.37 extends the sequential climb. Reaching the $17.175 midpoint requires a fourth quarter of $4.50 to $4.60, consistent with the growth pace.

Guidance also did not include Grasshopper. The deal had not closed, so no accretion was built into the 2026 outlook. The withdrawal affects 2027 and beyond, not the current year's numbers.

The forward multiple tells the story. At $173.39, ENVA trades at 10.3 times the $16.85 low end of guidance, 10.1 times the $17.175 midpoint and 9.9 times the $17.50 high end. For a company growing adjusted EPS at 30% to 35%, that is a price-to-earnings-to-growth ratio of 0.31 at the midpoint.

The risk to guidance is macro. A hawkish Fed, a rising 10-year Treasury yield and $106 oil could slow originations or lift credit losses in the fourth quarter. Management's confidence statement covers trends so far, not the full year. A guidance cut at the October earnings report would validate Tuesday's selloff. A beat would expose it.

The Buyback: $218 Million of Capacity at a 23.5% Discount

Enova's plan to accelerate share repurchases turns the selloff into an opportunity for the company itself.

As of June 30, Enova had $218 million available for share repurchases under its senior note covenants and $349 million available under its current board authorization, which expires on June 30, 2027. The covenant limit is the binding constraint, so $218 million is the practical capacity for now.

The math at current prices is significant. At $173.39, $218 million buys 1.26 million shares, 5.0% of the 24.92 million shares outstanding. At Monday's $226.72 close, the same dollars would have bought 962,000 shares, or 3.9%. The 23.5% price drop increases the share count Enova can retire by 30%.

The full board authorization of $349 million would retire 2.01 million shares at $173.39, 8.1% of the share count, if covenant capacity expands as earnings grow.

The capital freed by the withdrawal adds to that flexibility. The Grasshopper deal required cash as part of the consideration, and Enova would have needed to hold capital to support a bank subsidiary under regulatory requirements. Without the deal, that capital becomes available for buybacks and loan growth.

Buybacks at 10 times earnings produce a strong return. Each share Enova retires at $173.39 carries $17.175 of 2026 adjusted EPS at the guidance midpoint, an earnings yield of 9.9%. Retiring 5.0% of shares lifts EPS for remaining holders by 5.3% with no change in net income.

The second quarter's pace shows how much acceleration is possible. Enova repurchased just $19 million of stock in the quarter, 117,000 shares. Deploying the full $218 million over the remaining three and a half months of 2026 would represent more than 11 times that quarterly pace.

Insider behavior offers a counterpoint. Insiders sold 71,629 shares worth $15.09 million over the last quarter. Chairman David Fisher sold 9,078 shares on August 26 at an average price of $239.16. Those sales came at prices 38% above Tuesday's level. Corporate insiders still own 8.40% of the company.

For the forecast, the buyback is the most direct support for the stock. A company with $218 million of immediate capacity trading at 10 times earnings has a clear incentive to be in the market every day that price stays below $190.

Price Target Cuts and the Sell-Side Reset

Wall Street responded quickly, but the revisions tell a more measured story than the stock price.

At least one brokerage cut its price target to $220 from $257 on Tuesday. Another reaffirmed a $270 target and a buy-equivalent rating, arguing that core earnings strength and accelerated buybacks offset the charter setback. A third cut its target while maintaining an outperform rating after previously setting it at $270 in July.

The lowest of those revised targets, $220, sits 26.9% above Tuesday's $173.39 price. The highest, $270, sits 55.7% above. Even after the cuts, published targets imply substantial upside, which suggests analysts view the selloff as larger than the fundamental change.

The target cuts reflect removal of Grasshopper accretion from 2027 and 2028 estimates, not reductions to 2026 numbers. The cut from $257 to $220 is a 14.4% reduction, well below the stock's 23.5% decline. That gap between the analyst revision and the price move is the valuation opportunity.

Before the withdrawal, coverage was broadly positive. In June 2026, seven analysts rated the stock a buy and none recommended selling, with an average target of $202 when the stock traded at $189.33. Targets rose after the second-quarter beat in July, with one lifted to $257 from $250.

The sell-side debate now centers on the terminal multiple. With the charter, Enova was on a path to trade like a high-growth bank with low-cost deposits. Without it, the comparison group becomes nonbank lenders and fintech platforms, which typically trade at lower multiples because of funding costs and regulatory exposure.

At 10.1 times 2026 guidance, ENVA already trades at a multiple consistent with a nonbank discount. The trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 16.81 reflects GAAP earnings and includes one-time items.

For the forecast, consensus targets act as a gravitational pull. If the stock stabilizes and the third-quarter report confirms guidance, the gap between $173.39 and the $220 low-end target is likely to narrow. A second round of cuts after the October report would signal that analysts see deeper damage than the reaffirmed guidance suggests.

Macro: A 5% 10-Year Yield, a Fed Hike and Consumer Credit

The macro backdrop adds pressure to a stock already dealing with a strategic setback.

The 10-year Treasury yield hit 5.041% on Tuesday, its highest level since 2007, before settling at 5.005% in the afternoon. Fed funds futures price an 86.3% chance that the Federal Reserve lifts its target range to 3.75% to 4.00% on Wednesday, the first hike since 2023. Futures price two quarter-point increases by December.

Higher rates hit Enova through its funding costs. As a nonbank, it borrows in capital markets through securitizations, warehouse lines and senior notes. Those costs move with benchmark rates. Enova's cost of funds improved to 8.1% in the second quarter from 8.8% a year earlier, but a hiking cycle would push that number back up. The Grasshopper deposit base would have provided a hedge against exactly this environment.

Credit quality is the second channel. Enova's consumer and small business borrowers are more sensitive to economic stress than prime borrowers. August CPI rose 3.4% year over year, WTI crude traded at $106.06 on Tuesday and U.S. diesel hit a record above $6.23 a gallon. Rising fuel and living costs squeeze household budgets and small business margins, which can lift delinquencies with a lag.

The labor market remains a support. August payrolls rose by 162,000, far above consensus. Cunningham cited a stable labor market, steady wage gains and moderating inflation as drivers of consumer resilience on the July call. As long as borrowers keep their jobs, loss rates tend to stay manageable.

Peer stocks traded lower on Tuesday morning. SoFi Technologies fell 2.78% to $17.16 and Nu Holdings eased 1.32% to $14.22, reflecting broader pressure on consumer-facing lenders as yields rose. Enova's 23.5% decline stands apart as company-specific.

The regulatory environment is the third factor. Cunningham's criticism that bank regulatory guidelines have not kept pace with the needs of underserved borrowers, and his comments about political influence in the charter process, signal a difficult relationship with federal bank regulators. Enova's consumer lending products also operate under state rate caps and consumer protection rules that can change.

For the forecast, macro conditions are a headwind but not a thesis-breaker. A hawkish Fed dot plot on Wednesday would add pressure toward the $167.85 low. The reaffirmed third-quarter guidance, based on data through mid-September, already reflects the current rate and credit environment.

Competition: OneMain, OppFi, Upstart, SoFi and the Nonbank Discount

Enova competes across two lending markets, and the loss of the charter changes where it sits in the peer group.

In consumer lending, Enova's competitors include OneMain Holdings, the largest nonprime personal installment lender in the U.S., along with Regional Management and OppFi. Online platforms such as Upstart and Pagaya compete on underwriting technology and bank partnerships. SoFi Technologies, which holds a national bank charter, competes for near-prime borrowers with deposit-funded loans.

In small business lending, Enova competes with online lenders, merchant cash advance providers, fintech platforms and traditional banks. Its OnDeck brand is one of the most established online small business lenders in the country.

SoFi is the most relevant comparison for what Enova was trying to become. SoFi acquired Golden Pacific Bancorp in 2022 and obtained a national bank charter, which allowed it to fund loans with deposits. That move reshaped SoFi's funding costs and valuation. Enova's Grasshopper deal followed the same playbook. Its failure leaves Enova without the funding advantage SoFi secured.

Enova's competitive advantage is analytics. The company describes itself as powered by machine learning and world-class analytics, and its credit results support that claim. A net charge-off ratio falling from 8.1% to 7.3% while originations grew 27% shows disciplined underwriting at scale. A net revenue margin of 61% reflects strong risk-adjusted pricing.

Scale is the second advantage. Enova's $5.5 billion receivables portfolio and $2.3 billion of quarterly originations make it one of the largest online lenders in the U.S. That scale supports access to securitization markets at competitive terms, which helped drive the 70-basis-point year-over-year decline in its cost of funds.

The nonbank model carries structural disadvantages. State-by-state licensing limits geographic reach and product flexibility. Capital markets funding is more expensive and more volatile than deposits, especially in a rising-rate environment. And regulatory scrutiny of high-cost consumer lending remains intense.

The peer group valuation sets the floor for ENVA's multiple. Nonbank lenders typically trade at discounts to bank-chartered competitors because of these funding and regulatory disadvantages. At 10.1 times 2026 adjusted EPS, Enova now trades at a multiple consistent with a nonbank lender despite growing earnings far faster than most peers.

For the forecast, the competitive position supports the growth guidance. The loss of the charter caps the long-term multiple, but it does not change Enova's underwriting edge or its scale in online lending.

Technical Structure: $167.85 Low, $192 High, $226.72 Gap

The chart now shows a breakaway gap, and the levels are defined by Tuesday's session.

The primary support is Tuesday's intraday low of $167.85. The stock is trading 3.3% above that level. A daily close below $167.85 would signal that sellers have not finished and would open the $150 area, a round number 13.5% below current price. Below that, there is limited recent trading history until the stock's spring 2026 levels.

The intraday high of $192.00 is the first resistance, 10.7% above $173.39. That level marks where early buyers were overwhelmed after the open. Monday's after-hours print at $187 and the premarket level near $186, down 18%, sit just below it. A close above $192 would indicate the gap-down selling has been absorbed.

The $200 round number is the next barrier, 15.3% above current price. Above that, the $220 price target set by one brokerage on Tuesday becomes a reference point, 26.9% higher.

Monday's close at $226.72 marks the top of the gap. Breakaway gaps triggered by strategic news often take weeks or months to fill, if they fill at all. A move back to $226.72 would require the market to regain confidence that Enova's growth premium is intact, which likely depends on several quarters of results.

The 52-week range frames the longer view. The high of $267.45 sits 35.2% above Tuesday's price. The low of $103.02 sits 40.6% below. The stock traded at $189.33 in mid-June and at $239.16 in late August, when the chairman sold shares. Tuesday's decline returns the stock below its June level, erasing the summer rally that followed the second-quarter beat.

Volume confirms the significance of the move. At 1.33 million shares, Tuesday's turnover was 5.1 times the 259,770-share daily average. High-volume gap-downs often mark capitulation, where holders who owned the stock for the bank thesis exit in a single session. If volume falls sharply on Wednesday while the price holds above $167.85, it would suggest the forced selling is exhausted.

The technical picture favors stabilization between $167.85 and $192 in the near term. A close below $167.85 targets $150. A close above $192 opens $200.

Scenario Map: Where ENVA Trades Over the Next 12 Months

Enova's next year depends on three variables: whether the lending business delivers reaffirmed guidance, how aggressively the company deploys its buyback, and whether credit holds up through a Fed hiking cycle. They combine into three scenarios.

The first scenario is the base case. Enova reports third-quarter adjusted EPS near its $4.37 outlook in October, reaffirms full-year guidance of $16.85 to $17.50 and deploys a meaningful share of its $218 million buyback capacity. The net charge-off ratio stays between 7% and 8%, and funding costs rise modestly with the Fed. The market gradually rerates the stock from 10.1 times earnings toward 12.5 times as the nonbank growth story proves durable. At 12.5 times the $17.175 midpoint, ENVA would trade at $214.69, a 23.8% gain from $173.39.

The second scenario is the bullish rerating. Enova beats third-quarter guidance, raises full-year numbers again and retires 5% or more of its share count by year-end. Management outlines a clear 2027 growth plan without the bank, and small business originations continue growing near 30%. The market restores a growth multiple of 14 to 15 times forward earnings. With 2027 adjusted EPS growing 20% from the 2026 midpoint to $20.61, a 12 times multiple on 2027 earnings produces $247, a 42.5% gain. That scenario would push the stock back toward its $267.45 high over 12 to 18 months.

The third scenario is the bearish credit break. A hawkish Fed and $106 oil push consumer and small business delinquencies higher, the charge-off ratio rises above 8.5%, and Enova trims guidance in October or January. Funding costs rise above 9% without a deposit alternative. The market assigns a cyclical nonbank multiple of 8 times reduced earnings. At 8 times $16 of adjusted EPS, the stock would trade at $128, a 26.2% decline.

The probabilities favor the base case. Management's statement that third-quarter growth and credit trends give it confidence covers data through mid-September, reducing the near-term guidance risk. The buyback provides active price support. The main risk is a macro-driven credit deterioration in late 2026 or early 2027.

The asymmetry is favorable. In the base case, upside to $214.69 is 23.8%. In the bear case, downside to $128 is 26.2%, but that outcome requires both a credit deterioration and a guidance cut that the company's own mid-quarter data does not currently show.

ENVA Stock Price Forecast Verdict: Buy, $215 Target, $167.85 the Line to Hold

Enova International at $173.39 has lost $1.33 billion of market value in one session over a $369 million acquisition it no longer plans to complete. The 23.52% decline from $226.72 removed more than the entire projected synergy value of the Grasshopper deal: the stock now trades 4.4% below the $181.38 level implied by stripping 25% EPS accretion from Monday's price. The market is pricing Enova as a permanent nonbank, and it has priced that outcome aggressively.

The business that remains is performing at a high level. Second-quarter revenue rose 22% to $928.9 million, adjusted EPS climbed 33% to $4.31, originations grew 27% to $2.3 billion and the loan book reached a record $5.5 billion. Credit improved, with the net charge-off ratio falling to 7.3% and the net revenue margin rising to 61%. Small business revenue grew 35%. And in the same release that announced the withdrawal, management reaffirmed 2026 guidance for adjusted EPS of $16.85 to $17.50 and said third-quarter trends so far support that outlook.

The valuation now reflects a deep discount. At 10.1 times the $17.175 guidance midpoint, ENVA trades at a price-to-earnings-to-growth ratio of 0.31. The company has $218 million of immediate buyback capacity, enough to retire 5.0% of shares at current prices, and said it intends to accelerate repurchases for the rest of 2026. Even after Tuesday's cuts, the lowest published price target sits at $220.

The verdict is Buy, with a 12-month price target of $215, a 24% gain from $173.39. That target applies a 12.5 times multiple to 2026 adjusted EPS guidance, a level consistent with a nonbank lender growing earnings at 30%. The near-term path runs through $192, Tuesday's intraday high, and $200.

The line to hold is $167.85, Tuesday's intraday low. A daily close below that level would signal continued forced selling and open $150. The main risks are a hawkish Fed that lifts funding costs above 9%, a macro-driven rise in consumer and small business credit losses, and a guidance cut at the October third-quarter report. Absent those outcomes, Enova's reaffirmed 30% EPS growth, 10 times multiple and accelerated buyback give the stock a clear path back toward $215.

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