EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW - Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $16.35 and last traded at $15.30, with a volume of 2291341 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $14.72.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
EZPW has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Roth Capital set a $16.00 target price on EZCORP in a research note on Monday, March 17th. Stephens reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating and issued a $13.50 price target on shares of EZCORP in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Roth Mkm assumed coverage on shares of EZCORP in a report on Monday, March 17th. They set a "buy" rating and a $16.00 price objective for the company. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their target price on shares of EZCORP from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of EZCORP from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $16.88.
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EZCORP Price Performance
The firm has a fifty day moving average of $13.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $12.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $836.72 million, a P/E ratio of 13.24 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 2.91 and a quick ratio of 2.13.
EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The credit services provider reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.07. EZCORP had a net margin of 7.25% and a return on equity of 11.04%. On average, analysts predict that EZCORP, Inc. will post 1.3 EPS for the current year.
Institutional Trading of EZCORP
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position 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 worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 1,554 shares in the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new position in EZCORP in the fourth quarter valued at about $122,000. Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC bought a new position in EZCORP in the fourth quarter worth about $138,000. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of EZCORP by 39.3% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,430 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $176,000 after buying an additional 4,070 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Teza Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Teza Capital Management LLC now owns 14,425 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $176,000 after buying an additional 896 shares in the last quarter. 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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