EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) Shares Sold by Amalgamated Bank

Amalgamated Bank cut its holdings in shares of EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) by 10.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,572 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 1,506 shares during the period. Amalgamated Bank’s holdings in EZCORP were worth $142,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in EZCORP by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,301,392 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $37,405,000 after buying an additional 34,821 shares in the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP raised its position in shares of EZCORP by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 2,593,128 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $29,380,000 after purchasing an additional 60,329 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC raised its position in shares of EZCORP by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 2,510,414 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $21,941,000 after purchasing an additional 118,599 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its stake in EZCORP by 44.4% in the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,460,564 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $15,292,000 after purchasing an additional 449,360 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners grew its position in EZCORP by 59.5% during the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 843,105 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $9,553,000 after purchasing an additional 314,435 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.83% of the company’s stock.

EZCORP Trading Up 0.2 %

NASDAQ EZPW opened at $11.23 on Wednesday. EZCORP, Inc. has a 12-month low of $7.70 and a 12-month high of $12.23. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $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 cap of $617.00 million, a P/E ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 1.02.

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