FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCFS) Shares Bought by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCFS - Free Report) by 10.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 175,305 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 16,165 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC owned 0.39% of FirstCash worth $18,162,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of FCFS. KBC Group NV increased its position in FirstCash by 20.5% during the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,206 shares of the company's stock worth $138,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in shares of FirstCash by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 9,147 shares of the company's stock worth $1,050,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Swiss National Bank grew its holdings in shares of FirstCash by 5.8% during the third quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 79,912 shares of the company's stock worth $9,174,000 after buying an additional 4,400 shares in the last quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp raised its position in shares of FirstCash by 17.8% in the third quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp now owns 29,176 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,349,000 after buying an additional 4,399 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of FirstCash by 52.0% during the third quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 14,845 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,704,000 after buying an additional 5,081 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.30% of the company's stock.

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FirstCash Trading Down 0.5 %

NASDAQ:FCFS traded down $0.59 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $116.87. The company's stock had a trading volume of 573,177 shares, compared to its average volume of 243,628. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 4.14 and a quick ratio of 3.15. The stock has a market cap of $5.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.40 and a beta of 0.63. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $113.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $110.92. FirstCash Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $100.24 and a twelve month high of $133.64.

FirstCash (NASDAQ:FCFS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The company reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.02 by $0.10. FirstCash had a net margin of 7.64% and a return on equity of 14.99%. On average, equities analysts predict that FirstCash Holdings, Inc. will post 7.7 EPS for the current year.

FirstCash Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.30%. FirstCash's payout ratio is 26.53%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Stephens reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $137.00 target price on shares of FirstCash in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th.

Insider Transactions at FirstCash

In other news, major shareholder Douglas Richard Rippel sold 300,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.43, for a total value of $34,029,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 4,431,869 shares of the company's stock, valued at $502,706,900.67. This represents a 6.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO R Douglas Orr sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.35, for a total value of $226,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 100,567 shares in the company, valued at $11,399,269.45. This trade represents a 1.95 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 14.77% of the company's stock.

FirstCash Company Profile

FirstCash Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates retail pawn stores in the United States, Mexico, and rest of Latin America. The company operates in three segments: U.S. Pawn, Latin America Pawn, and Retail POS Payment Solutions segments. Its pawn stores lend money on the collateral of pledged personal property, including jewelry, electronics, tools, appliances, sporting goods, and musical instruments; and retails merchandise acquired through collateral forfeitures on forfeited pawn loans and over-the-counter purchases of merchandise directly from customers.