EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $11.42 and last traded at $11.41, with a volume of 244192 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $11.16.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research analysts have issued reports on EZPW shares. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on EZCORP from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. TheStreet upgraded EZCORP from a "c+" rating to a "b-" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 15th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded EZCORP from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, March 29th.
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EZCORP Price Performance
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 3.08 and a current ratio of 4.00. The company has a market cap of $632.57 million, a P/E ratio of 18.21 and a beta of 1.15. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $10.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $9.36.
EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 31st. The credit services provider reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $299.99 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $303.66 million. EZCORP had a return on equity of 10.37% and a net margin of 4.62%. On average, analysts predict that EZCORP, Inc. will post 1.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, CRO Nicole Swies sold 2,250 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.38, for a total transaction of $25,605.00. Following the sale, the executive now owns 71,458 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $813,192.04. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 2.13% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Institutional Trading of EZCORP
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in EZCORP by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,313,154 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $37,697,000 after purchasing an additional 17,975 shares in the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 2,593,128 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $29,380,000 after acquiring an additional 60,329 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 2,510,414 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $21,941,000 after acquiring an additional 118,599 shares in the last quarter. Heartland Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 11.0% in the 4th quarter. Heartland Advisors Inc. now owns 1,118,450 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $9,775,000 after acquiring an additional 110,650 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Azarias Capital Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 104.5% in the 3rd quarter. Azarias Capital Management L.P. now owns 985,625 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $8,131,000 after acquiring an additional 503,710 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.83% of the company's stock.
EZCORP Company Profile
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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.
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