FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCFS) Shares Bought by Interval Partners LP

Interval Partners LP increased its stake in shares of FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCFS - Free Report) by 28.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 62,485 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 13,867 shares during the quarter. Interval Partners LP owned about 0.14% of FirstCash worth $6,473,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of FCFS. Barclays PLC increased its stake in FirstCash by 163.8% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 81,807 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,391,000 after purchasing an additional 50,799 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in FirstCash by 15.2% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,129 shares of the company's stock valued at $359,000 after purchasing an additional 412 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its stake in FirstCash by 15.5% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 2,039 shares of the company's stock valued at $211,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares during the period. Sendero Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FirstCash by 77.0% in the fourth quarter. Sendero Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,394 shares of the company's stock valued at $662,000 after acquiring an additional 2,781 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Investment Consultants LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FirstCash by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC now owns 4,595 shares of the company's stock valued at $476,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. 80.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have issued reports on FCFS. StockNews.com upgraded FirstCash from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Stephens reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $137.00 price objective on shares of FirstCash in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th.

FirstCash Price Performance

FCFS stock traded down $1.85 during trading on Thursday, reaching $127.12. 248,965 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 276,841. The company has a market cap of $5.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.18 and a beta of 0.63. FirstCash Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $100.24 and a 52-week high of $135.57. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $123.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $113.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 3.15 and a current ratio of 4.14.

FirstCash (NASDAQ:FCFS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $2.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.75 by $0.32. The company had revenue of $836.42 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $837.11 million. FirstCash had a net margin of 7.64% and a return on equity of 14.99%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.55 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that FirstCash Holdings, Inc. will post 7.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

FirstCash Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.20%. 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.