Quantbot Technologies LP Sells 28,767 Shares of EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW)

Quantbot Technologies LP trimmed its holdings in shares of EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW - Free Report) by 58.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,035 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 28,767 shares during the quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP's holdings in EZCORP were worth $245,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of EZCORP by 97.0% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,156 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 1,554 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in shares of EZCORP during the 4th quarter valued at about $186,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in shares of EZCORP during the 4th quarter valued at about $210,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 47.5% in the fourth quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 19,753 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $241,000 after purchasing an additional 6,360 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aigen Investment Management LP lifted its position in shares of EZCORP by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP now owns 19,800 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $242,000 after buying an additional 2,088 shares in the last quarter. 99.83% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EZPW has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Stephens restated an "equal weight" rating and set a $13.50 price target on shares of EZCORP in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Roth Mkm initiated coverage on EZCORP in a research report on Monday, March 17th. They set a "buy" rating and a $16.00 target price on the stock. Roth Capital set a $16.00 price target on EZCORP in a report on Monday, March 17th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price objective 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $16.88.

EZCORP Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ EZPW traded down $0.20 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $15.32. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,007,516 shares, compared to its average volume of 561,365. The business's 50 day moving average is $13.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.43. EZCORP, Inc. has a 12-month low of $9.66 and a 12-month high of $16.35. The company has a current ratio of 2.91, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The firm has a market cap of $841.67 million, a P/E ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.89.

EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The credit services provider reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that EZCORP, Inc. will post 1.3 EPS 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.