EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) Stock Holdings Decreased by AlphaQuest LLC

AlphaQuest LLC lowered its stake in EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW - Free Report) by 46.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 58,036 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 49,529 shares during the period. AlphaQuest LLC owned 0.11% of EZCORP worth $709,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 97.0% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,156 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 1,554 shares during the period. Aigen Investment Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 11.8% in the 4th quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP now owns 19,800 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $242,000 after buying an additional 2,088 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,084,777 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $12,160,000 after buying an additional 2,809 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 304,235 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $3,718,000 after buying an additional 5,034 shares during the period. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 151,628 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $1,853,000 after buying an additional 6,205 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.83% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EZPW has been the subject of several research reports. Stephens reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating and issued a $13.50 price target on shares of EZCORP in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on shares of EZCORP from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th.

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EZCORP Trading Up 2.1 %

EZCORP stock opened at $13.46 on Wednesday. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average price of $12.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $12.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $739.48 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.70 and a beta of 0.89. EZCORP, Inc. has a 52-week low of $9.66 and a 52-week high of $14.50.

EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The credit services provider reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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%. Sell-side analysts expect that EZCORP, Inc. will post 1.3 earnings per share for the current 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.

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