EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) Shares Bought by Public Sector Pension Investment Board

Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its holdings in EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 114,311 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,186 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board owned about 0.21% of EZCORP worth $1,197,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Sei Investments Co. grew its position in EZCORP by 108.0% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 62,672 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $656,000 after buying an additional 32,537 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its stake in shares of EZCORP by 26.5% during the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 100,793 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,044,000 after acquiring an additional 21,123 shares in the last quarter. Fourth Sail Capital LP grew its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 21.5% in the 2nd quarter. Fourth Sail Capital LP now owns 718,947 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $7,527,000 after acquiring an additional 127,070 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in shares of EZCORP by 62.0% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 565,636 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $5,922,000 after purchasing an additional 216,480 shares during the period. Finally, ClariVest Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 2.9% during the second quarter. ClariVest Asset Management LLC now owns 102,868 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,077,000 after purchasing an additional 2,876 shares during the last quarter. 99.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

EZCORP Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of EZPW opened at $11.23 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $11.19 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.74. The company has a current ratio of 2.59, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $617.00 million, a P/E ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 1.02. EZCORP, Inc. has a 1-year low of $7.70 and a 1-year high of $12.23.

EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The credit services provider reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.01. EZCORP had a net margin of 6.87% and a return on equity of 10.64%. The business had revenue of $281.42 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $281.69 million. Analysts expect that EZCORP, Inc. will post 1.13 earnings per share 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.