EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) Shares Sold by Guggenheim Capital LLC

Guggenheim Capital LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) by 35.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 11,252 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 6,122 shares during the period. Guggenheim Capital LLC’s holdings in EZCORP were worth $137,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 11.3% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 92,166 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,033,000 after acquiring an additional 9,328 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 595,870 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $6,683,000 after acquiring an additional 10,390 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings 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 during the period. Inspire Investing LLC acquired a new stake in shares of EZCORP in the 4th quarter worth about $865,000. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 151,628 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,853,000 after acquiring an additional 6,205 shares during the period. 99.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

EZCORP Trading Down 2.3 %

EZCORP stock opened at $15.93 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $875.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.85 and a beta of 0.81. EZCORP, Inc. has a 1 year low of $9.66 and a 1 year high of $16.60. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $14.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a current ratio of 2.91.

EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The credit services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.02. EZCORP had a net margin of 7.25% and a return on equity of 11.04%. The business had revenue of $306.32 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $310.35 million. On average, research analysts predict that EZCORP, Inc. will post 1.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on EZPW. Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $13.50 price objective on shares of EZCORP in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Roth Mkm initiated coverage on shares of EZCORP in a research report on Monday, March 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $16.00 target price for the company. Roth Capital set a $16.00 target price on shares of EZCORP in a research report on Monday, March 17th. StockNews.com lowered shares of EZCORP from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on shares of EZCORP from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Two 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 company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $16.88.

EZCORP Company 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.