Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW - Free Report) by 246.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 32,833 shares of the credit services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 23,363 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC owned approximately 0.06% of EZCORP worth $401,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of EZCORP by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 341,423 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $4,172,000 after acquiring an additional 16,616 shares during the last quarter. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of EZCORP during the fourth quarter worth $186,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its stake in shares of EZCORP by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 151,628 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $1,853,000 after purchasing an additional 6,205 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC purchased a new stake in shares of EZCORP during the fourth quarter valued at $865,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 97.0% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,156 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 1,554 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.83% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other EZCORP news, CRO Nicole Swies sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.47, for a total value of $124,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive now owns 101,813 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,269,608.11. This trade represents a 8.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 2.13% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
EZCORP Stock Up 1.8 %
EZCORP stock traded up $0.24 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $13.76. 388,206 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 581,232. 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 firm has a market cap of $755.96 million, a P/E ratio of 11.97 and a beta of 1.01. The business has a fifty day moving average of $12.65 and a 200 day moving average of $12.02. EZCORP, Inc. has a 12-month low of $9.65 and a 12-month high of $14.50.
EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The credit services provider reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.07. EZCORP had a net margin of 7.25% and a return on equity of 11.04%. Research analysts anticipate that EZCORP, Inc. will post 1.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages recently issued reports on EZPW. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on EZCORP from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Stephens reiterated an "equal weight" rating and issued a $13.50 target price on shares of EZCORP in a report on Thursday, February 6th.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on EZCORP
EZCORP Profile
(
Free Report)
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.
Recommended Stories
Before you consider EZCORP, you'll want to hear this.
MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and EZCORP wasn't on the list.
While EZCORP currently has a Moderate Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.
View The Five Stocks Here
Wondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? Enter your email address to see which stocks MarketBeat analysts could become the next blockbuster growth stocks.
Get This Free Report
Like this article? Share it with a colleague.
Link copied to clipboard.
