EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) Shares Sold by Marshall Wace LLP

Marshall Wace LLP decreased its position in shares of EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW - Free Report) by 13.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 148,829 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 24,069 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP owned 0.27% of EZCORP worth $1,819,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of EZPW. Royce & Associates LP increased its position in EZCORP by 77.6% during the 4th quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 658,515 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $8,047,000 after buying an additional 287,818 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 1.8% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 595,870 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $6,683,000 after buying an additional 10,390 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in EZCORP by 38.6% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 590,016 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $7,210,000 after acquiring an additional 164,260 shares during the last quarter. Trexquant Investment LP grew its stake in EZCORP by 35.1% during the 4th quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 377,529 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $4,613,000 after purchasing an additional 98,090 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of EZCORP by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 343,445 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $4,197,000 after purchasing an additional 9,906 shares during the last quarter. 99.83% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have issued reports on EZPW. Stephens reissued an "equal weight" rating and set a $13.50 price target on shares of EZCORP in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Roth Mkm assumed coverage on shares of EZCORP in a research note on Monday, March 17th. They set a "buy" rating and a $16.00 price objective on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price target on shares of EZCORP from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. StockNews.com raised shares of EZCORP from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Roth Capital set a $16.00 price objective on EZCORP in a report on Monday, March 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $16.88.

EZCORP Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EZPW traded down $0.30 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $15.37. The stock had a trading volume of 644,333 shares, compared to its average volume of 686,510. The company has a quick ratio of 2.13, a current ratio of 2.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $14.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $13.15. The company has a market capitalization of $844.41 million, a PE ratio of 13.35 and a beta of 0.81. EZCORP, Inc. has a 1 year low of $9.66 and a 1 year high of $16.60.

EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 28th. The credit services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.02. EZCORP had a return on equity of 11.04% and a net margin of 7.25%. The company had revenue of $306.32 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $310.35 million. On average, sell-side analysts expect that EZCORP, Inc. will post 1.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

EZCORP Profile

EZCORP, Inc provides pawn services in the United States and Latin America. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Pawn, Latin America Pawn, and Other Investments. The company offers pawn loans collateralized by tangible personal property, jewelry, consumer electronics, tools, sporting goods, and musical instruments.