Dark Forest Capital Management LP Buys Shares of 15,531 EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW)

Dark Forest Capital Management LP bought a new position in EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 15,531 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $163,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of EZCORP in the second quarter valued at about $71,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in EZCORP by 63.9% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 11,412 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $129,000 after purchasing an additional 4,451 shares during the last quarter. ARS Investment Partners LLC boosted its holdings in EZCORP by 12.7% in the 2nd quarter. ARS Investment Partners LLC now owns 16,874 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $177,000 after purchasing an additional 1,899 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of EZCORP in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $265,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of EZCORP during the 1st quarter worth approximately $270,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.83% of the company’s stock.

EZCORP Trading Up 3.6 %

EZPW opened at $11.21 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $615.90 million, a PE ratio of 10.78 and a beta of 1.02. EZCORP, Inc. has a one year low of $7.70 and a one year high of $12.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 2.59. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $11.19 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.74.

EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The credit services provider reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $281.42 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $281.69 million. EZCORP had a return on equity of 10.64% and a net margin of 6.87%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that EZCORP, Inc. will post 1.13 EPS for the current year.

About EZCORP

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.