Interval Partners LP Purchases 13,867 Shares of FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCFS)

Interval Partners LP boosted its position in FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCFS - Free Report) by 28.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 62,485 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 13,867 shares during the period. Interval Partners LP owned 0.14% of FirstCash worth $6,473,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its position in shares of FirstCash by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,370 shares of the company's stock worth $142,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the period. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC lifted its position in shares of FirstCash by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC now owns 4,595 shares of the company's stock worth $476,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its position in shares of FirstCash by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 3,403 shares of the company's stock worth $353,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of FirstCash by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 7,347 shares of the company's stock worth $826,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the period. Finally, J.Safra Asset Management Corp lifted its position in shares of FirstCash by 38.8% in the 4th quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp now owns 454 shares of the company's stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.30% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of FirstCash from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Stephens reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $137.00 target price on shares of FirstCash in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th.

FirstCash Stock Down 0.3%

NASDAQ FCFS traded down $0.43 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $126.69. 370,532 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 277,651. FirstCash Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $100.24 and a 52-week high of $135.57. The firm has a market cap of $5.62 billion, a PE ratio of 22.11 and a beta of 0.63. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $123.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $114.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 4.14 and a quick ratio of 3.15.

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

FirstCash Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.20%. FirstCash's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.32%.

About FirstCash

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.