FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCFS) Shares Sold by Jane Street Group LLC

Jane Street Group LLC lowered its stake in FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCFS - Free Report) by 61.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 18,404 shares of the company's stock after selling 28,835 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC's holdings in FirstCash were worth $1,907,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of FirstCash by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,112,978 shares of the company's stock valued at $426,105,000 after acquiring an additional 22,009 shares in the last quarter. Earnest Partners LLC increased its position in shares of FirstCash by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 2,338,671 shares of the company's stock worth $242,286,000 after purchasing an additional 52,409 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI increased its position in shares of FirstCash by 76.1% during the fourth quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI now owns 1,303,533 shares of the company's stock worth $135,046,000 after purchasing an additional 563,265 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of FirstCash by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,043,531 shares of the company's stock worth $108,107,000 after acquiring an additional 9,264 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in shares of FirstCash by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 648,582 shares of the company's stock worth $67,193,000 after acquiring an additional 33,040 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.30% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of FirstCash from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Stephens reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $137.00 price objective on shares of FirstCash in a report on Wednesday, February 19th.

FirstCash Price Performance

Shares of FCFS traded up $0.50 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $127.50. 258,120 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 278,436. FirstCash Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $100.24 and a 1-year high of $135.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 3.15 and a current ratio of 4.14. The company has a 50 day moving average of $124.96 and a 200-day moving average of $114.92. The stock has a market cap of $5.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.25 and a beta of 0.63.

FirstCash (NASDAQ:FCFS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $2.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.75 by $0.32. The firm had revenue of $836.42 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $837.11 million. FirstCash had a net margin of 7.64% and a return on equity of 14.99%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.55 EPS. Analysts expect that FirstCash Holdings, Inc. will post 7.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

FirstCash Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.19%. FirstCash's dividend payout ratio is presently 24.32%.

FirstCash Company Profile

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.