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Consumer Portfolio Services (NASDAQ:CPSS) Stock Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

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Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPSS - Get Free Report)'s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $9.83 and traded as high as $10.12. Consumer Portfolio Services shares last traded at $10.07, with a volume of 13,006 shares traded.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Wall Street Zen cut Consumer Portfolio Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 19th.

Read Our Latest Stock Report on CPSS

Consumer Portfolio Services Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 8.24, a quick ratio of 8.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.83. The stock has a market cap of $209.78 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.32 and a beta of 0.95. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $9.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $9.83.

Consumer Portfolio Services (NASDAQ:CPSS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The credit services provider reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.30 by ($0.11). Consumer Portfolio Services had a return on equity of 6.68% and a net margin of 4.72%. The firm had revenue of $106.87 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $109.99 million. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. will post 0.85 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Consumer Portfolio Services news, Director Greg Washer sold 3,000 shares of Consumer Portfolio Services stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.10, for a total transaction of $30,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 299,311 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,023,041.10. The trade was a 0.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 25,789 shares of company stock worth $252,007. Insiders own 69.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Consumer Portfolio Services

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in Consumer Portfolio Services by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 85,755 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $931,000 after acquiring an additional 5,882 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Consumer Portfolio Services by 620.5% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 29,173 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $317,000 after acquiring an additional 25,124 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Consumer Portfolio Services by 21.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,335 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $145,000 after buying an additional 2,383 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Consumer Portfolio Services by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 193,181 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $2,098,000 after buying an additional 2,411 shares during the period. Finally, Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Consumer Portfolio Services by 11.5% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 13,147 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $143,000 after buying an additional 1,353 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 47.57% of the company's stock.

About Consumer Portfolio Services

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Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc operates as a specialty finance company in the United States. It is involved in the purchase and service of retail automobile contracts originated by franchised automobile dealers and select independent dealers in the sale of new and used automobiles, light trucks, and passenger vans.

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