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(From Porter & Company) (Ad) Free FCFS Stock Alerts $127.10 +0.89 (+0.71%) (As of 02:02 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$126.03▼$128.0250-Day Range$110.52▼$126.2152-Week Range$88.05▼$128.02Volume49,479 shsAverage Volume200,400 shsMarket Capitalization$5.73 billionP/E Ratio26.48Dividend Yield1.10%Price Target$116.83 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Get FirstCash alerts: Email Address FirstCash MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.50 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside8.6% Downside$116.83 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy1.33% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainability-1.48Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.53Based on 6 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$38.85 M Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth17.10%From $6.90 to $8.08 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.4.31 out of 5 starsBusiness Services Sector40th out of 311 stocksMiscellaneous Retail Industry1st out of 7 stocks 1.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingFirstCash has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $116.83, FirstCash has a forecasted downside of 8.6% from its current price of $127.82.Amount of Analyst CoverageFirstCash has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted1.33% of the float of FirstCash has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverFirstCash has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in FirstCash has recently increased by 21.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldFirstCash pays a meaningful dividend of 1.13%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthFirstCash has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of FirstCash is 29.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, FirstCash will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.33% next year. This indicates that FirstCash will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 2.1 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreFirstCash has received a 2.77% net impact score from Upright. FirstCash seems to create the most significant positive value in categories "Jobs", "Taxes", and "Meaning & joy". The positive contribution in the "Meaning & joy" impact category is mostly driven by its "Physical retail of jewellery", "Physical retail of mobile devices", and "Physical retail of branded merchandise" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for FirstCash is -1.48. Previous Next 2.5 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentFirstCash has a news sentiment score of 0.53. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Business Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for FirstCash this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for FCFS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. MarketBeat FollowsOnly 3 people have added FirstCash to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 3.3 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, FirstCash insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $38,850,386.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders18.08% of the stock of FirstCash is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions80.30% of the stock of FirstCash is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 3.1 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for FirstCash are expected to grow by 17.10% in the coming year, from $6.90 to $8.08 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of FirstCash is 26.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 139.13.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of FirstCash is 26.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 31.29.Price to Book Value per Share RatioFirstCash has a P/B Ratio of 2.89. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad Porter & CompanyAI to Meet the Same Fate as EVs? When these tech bubbles burst, they invariably leave investors disillusioned by their losses. Now, many worry a similar fate is awaiting AI. And one man, legendary financial analyst Porter Stansberry, who called Nvidia at $11… Simply click here to read Porter’s warning on The Big AI Die-Up now. About FirstCash Stock (NASDAQ:FCFS)FirstCash Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates retail pawn stores in the United States, Mexico, and rest of Latin America. The company operates in three segments: U.S. Pawn, Latin America Pawn, and Retail POS Payment Solutions segments. Its pawn stores lend money on the collateral of pledged personal property, including jewelry, electronics, tools, appliances, sporting goods, and musical instruments; and retails merchandise acquired through collateral forfeitures on forfeited pawn loans and over-the-counter purchases of merchandise directly from customers. The company also provides retail POS payment solutions, which focuses on LTO products and facilitating other retail financing payment options across the network of traditional and e-commerce merchant partners. It serves cash and credit-constrained consumers. The company was formerly known as FirstCash, Inc and changed its name to FirstCash Holdings, Inc. in December 2021. FirstCash Holdings, Inc was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.Read More FCFS Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart FCFS Stock News HeadlinesMarch 17, 2024 | insidertrades.comFirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCFS) Director Sells $908,806.47 in StockMarch 16, 2024 | insidertrades.comInsider Selling: FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCFS) Director Sells 17,395 Shares of StockMarch 28, 2024 | Porter & Company (Ad)AI to Meet the Same Fate as EVs? When these tech bubbles burst, they invariably leave investors disillusioned by their losses. Now, many worry a similar fate is awaiting AI. And one man, legendary financial analyst Porter Stansberry, who called Nvidia at $11… March 16, 2024 | insidertrades.comInsider Selling: FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCFS) Director Sells 21,852 Shares of StockMarch 13, 2024 | insidertrades.comDouglas Richard Rippel Sells 16,350 Shares of FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCFS) StockMarch 20, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comFirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCFS) Short Interest Up 7.5% in FebruaryMarch 18, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comFirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCFS) Director Sells $2,620,054.80 in StockMarch 18, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comFirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCFS) Director Sells $2,065,308.35 in StockMarch 28, 2024 | Porter & Company (Ad)AI to Meet the Same Fate as EVs? When these tech bubbles burst, they invariably leave investors disillusioned by their losses. Now, many worry a similar fate is awaiting AI. And one man, legendary financial analyst Porter Stansberry, who called Nvidia at $11… March 8, 2024 | benzinga.comFirstCash Hldgs Director Sold $2.13M In Company StockFebruary 22, 2024 | benzinga.comHere's How Much $100 Invested In FirstCash Hldgs 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth TodayFebruary 17, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comFCFS Mar 2024 110.000 callFebruary 17, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comFCFS Mar 2024 50.000 putFebruary 15, 2024 | msn.comFirstCash prices $500M notes offeringFebruary 15, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comFirstCash Announces Pricing of $500 Million Senior Notes Due 2032February 15, 2024 | globenewswire.comFirstCash Announces Pricing of $500 Million Senior Notes Due 2032February 15, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comFirstCash Announces Commencement of Offering of Senior NotesFebruary 15, 2024 | globenewswire.comFirstCash Announces Commencement of Offering of Senior NotesFebruary 13, 2024 | benzinga.comSell Alert: Douglas R. Rippel Cashes Out $7.18M In FirstCash Hldgs StockFebruary 12, 2024 | benzinga.comHere's How Much You Would Have Made Owning FirstCash Hldgs Stock In The Last 20 YearsFebruary 12, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comFirstCash Holdings Inc's Dividend AnalysisFebruary 8, 2024 | benzinga.comFirstCash Hldgs Director Trades $8.16M In Company StockFebruary 2, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comCompared to Estimates, FirstCash (FCFS) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key MetricsFebruary 2, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comFirstCash Holdings Full Year 2023 Earnings: In Line With ExpectationsFebruary 1, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comFirstCash Holdings Inc (FCFS) Reports Record Pawn Receivables Driving Revenue and Earnings GrowthFebruary 1, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comFirstCash Holdings Q4 Adj. EPS Tops Estimates, But Revenues MissFebruary 1, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comFirstCash Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Operating Results; Record Pawn Receivables Drive Strong Revenue and Earnings Growth; Company Adds 157 Pawn Stores in 2023; Declares Quarterly Cash DividendSee More Headlines Receive FCFS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for FirstCash and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings2/01/2024Ex-Dividend for 2/28 Dividend2/13/2024Dividend Payable2/28/2024Today3/28/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)4/25/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorBusiness Services Industry Miscellaneous retail Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolNASDAQ:FCFS CUSIPN/A CIK840489 Webwww.firstcash.com Phone(817) 335-1100Fax817-461-7019Employees19,000Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$116.83 High Stock Price Target$141.00 Low Stock Price Target$100.00 Potential Upside/Downside-8.1%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.80 Trailing P/E Ratio26.48 Forward P/E Ratio18.42 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$219.30 million Net Margins6.96% Pretax Margin9.29% Return on Equity14.42% Return on Assets6.80% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.80 Current Ratio3.89 Quick Ratio2.96 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$3.15 billion Price / Sales1.82 Cash Flow$17.80 per share Price / Cash Flow7.14 Book Value$44.26 per share Price / Book2.87Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares45,110,000Free Float36,952,000Market Cap$5.73 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.61 7 Stocks to Own Before the 2024 ElectionLooking to avoid the hassle of mudslinging, volatility, and uncertainty? You'd need to be out of the market, which isn’t viable. So where should investors put their money? Find out with this report.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Rick L. Wessel (Age 65)Vice Chairman & CEO Comp: $4.68MMr. Thomas Brent Stuart (Age 54)President & COO Comp: $2.21MMr. R. Douglas Orr (Age 63)Executive VP, CFO, Treasurer & Secretary Comp: $2.04MMr. Raul R. Ramos (Age 58)Senior Vice President of Latin American Operations Comp: $1.24MMr. Howard F Hambleton (Age 51)AFF President Comp: $1.2MMr. Gar JacksonInvestor Relations-Global IR GroupMr. Peter H. Watson (Age 75)Senior Vice President of Compliance & Government Relations Comp: $465kMr. Sean D. Moore (Age 47)Senior Vice President of Store Development & Facilities Comp: $755kMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsSPX TechnologiesNYSE:SPXCR1 RCMNASDAQ:RCMMarathon DigitalNASDAQ:MARAShift4 PaymentsNYSE:FOURGenpactNYSE:GView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsQuadrature Capital LtdBought 16,153 shares on 3/25/2024Ownership: 0.036%PNC Financial Services Group Inc.Sold 394 shares on 3/22/2024Ownership: 0.006%Douglas Richard RippelSold 17,395 sharesTotal: $2.07 M ($118.73/share)Douglas Richard RippelSold 21,852 sharesTotal: $2.62 M ($119.90/share)Douglas Richard RippelSold 21,959 sharesTotal: $2.55 M ($116.32/share)View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions FCFS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell FirstCash stock right now? 2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FirstCash in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" FCFS shares. View FCFS analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is FirstCash's stock price target for 2024? 2 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for FirstCash's shares. Their FCFS share price targets range from $100.00 to $141.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $116.83 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 8.6%. View analysts price targets for FCFS or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have FCFS shares performed in 2024? FirstCash's stock was trading at $108.39 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, FCFS shares have increased by 17.9% and is now trading at $127.82. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting FirstCash? FirstCash saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 508,100 shares, an increase of 21.6% from the February 29th total of 417,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 200,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days. Approximately 1.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View FirstCash's Short Interest. When is FirstCash's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2024. View our FCFS earnings forecast. How were FirstCash's earnings last quarter? FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCFS) issued its earnings results on Thursday, February, 1st. The company reported $2.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.79 by $0.25. The company earned $852.13 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $859.23 million. FirstCash had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.42% and a net margin of 6.96%. FirstCash's quarterly revenue was up 12.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.65 earnings per share. How often does FirstCash pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for FirstCash? FirstCash declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share on Wednesday, February 28th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.10%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 13th. Read our dividend analysis for FCFS. Is FirstCash a good dividend stock? FirstCash (NASDAQ:FCFS) pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.13%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 3 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 29.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FCFS will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.33% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for FCFS. What ETFs hold FirstCash's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of FirstCash (NASDAQ:FCFS) stock in their portfolio include Invesco Dorsey Wright Financial Momentum ETF (PFI).First Trust Multi-Manager Small Cap Opportunities ETF (MMSC). Who are FirstCash's major shareholders? FirstCash's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.01%), Vanguard Group Inc. (9.01%), Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (2.63%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.30%), Fiduciary Management Inc. WI (2.11%) and Nuveen Asset Management LLC (1.35%). Insiders that own company stock include Douglas Richard Rippel, Howard F Hambleton, James H Graves, R Douglas Orr and Raul Ramos. View institutional ownership trends. 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