EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) Shares Sold by Boston Partners

Boston Partners trimmed its holdings in EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW - Free Report) by 10.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 402,730 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 46,808 shares during the quarter. Boston Partners owned about 0.74% of EZCORP worth $4,921,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of EZCORP during the 3rd quarter valued at about $918,000. Intech Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in EZCORP during the third quarter worth about $662,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in EZCORP by 449.3% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 333,539 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $3,739,000 after purchasing an additional 272,815 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of EZCORP in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $273,000. Finally, FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 37.8% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 236,747 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $2,654,000 after buying an additional 64,926 shares during the last quarter. 99.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Stephens reiterated an "equal weight" rating and issued a $13.50 price objective on shares of EZCORP in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price target on EZCORP from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Roth Capital set a $16.00 price objective on shares of EZCORP in a report on Monday, March 17th. Finally, Roth Mkm initiated coverage on shares of EZCORP in a research note on Monday, March 17th. They set a "buy" rating and a $16.00 target price for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $16.88.

EZCORP Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of EZPW traded up $0.11 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $14.99. 915,676 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 493,849. EZCORP, Inc. has a 52-week low of $9.66 and a 52-week high of $15.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a current ratio of 2.91. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $13.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $12.27. The firm has a market cap of $823.54 million, a P/E ratio of 13.03 and a beta of 0.89.

EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The credit services provider reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.07. EZCORP had a return on equity of 11.04% and a net margin of 7.25%. On average, research analysts anticipate that EZCORP, Inc. will post 1.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About EZCORP

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.