Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC grew its stake in EZCORP Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) by 22.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 24,015 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,347 shares during the quarter. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC’s holdings in EZCORP were worth $186,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Texas Permanent School Fund increased its stake in shares of EZCORP by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund now owns 33,776 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $261,000 after acquiring an additional 1,376 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in EZCORP by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 689,025 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $5,326,000 after acquiring an additional 17,190 shares in the last quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. grew its position in EZCORP by 9.9% in the 4th quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 110,650 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $855,000 after acquiring an additional 10,000 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. grew its position in EZCORP by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 7,842,921 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $60,627,000 after acquiring an additional 264,920 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 22NW LP grew its position in EZCORP by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. 22NW LP now owns 895,285 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $6,921,000 after acquiring an additional 20,500 shares in the last quarter.
Get EZCORP alerts:Shares of EZPW traded down $0.10 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $9.71. The company had a trading volume of 2,216 shares, compared to its average volume of 519,612. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 2.26 and a current ratio of 2.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $573.86 million, a PE ratio of 12.28 and a beta of 1.74. EZCORP Inc has a 1 year low of $7.45 and a 1 year high of $15.10.
EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 30th. The credit services provider reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $218.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $220.63 million. EZCORP had a return on equity of 6.47% and a net margin of 2.68%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.27 EPS. Analysts predict that EZCORP Inc will post 0.85 EPS for the current year.
Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. ValuEngine raised EZCORP from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 19th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded EZCORP from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 13th. BidaskClub raised EZCORP from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 7th. Finally, TheStreet downgraded EZCORP from a “b-” rating to a “c+” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $13.00.
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About EZCORP
EZCORP, Inc provides pawn loans. It operates through three segments: U.S. Pawn, Latin America Pawn, and Other International. The company offers pawn loans, which are non-recourse loans collateralized by tangible personal property, including jewelry, consumer electronics, power tools, sporting goods, and musical instruments; and sells merchandise, such as collateral forfeited from pawn lending operations and used merchandise purchased from customers.
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