Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Purchases Shares of 17,190 EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW)

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 17,190 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $210,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted 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 purchasing an additional 1,554 shares during the period. Aigen Investment Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 16.5% in the 3rd quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP now owns 17,712 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $199,000 after purchasing an additional 2,508 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,084,777 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $12,160,000 after purchasing an additional 2,809 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted 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 purchasing an additional 6,205 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 246,887 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $3,017,000 after purchasing an additional 6,438 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.83% of the company’s stock.

EZCORP Price Performance

EZPW opened at $13.29 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $12.75 and a 200 day moving average of $12.07. EZCORP, Inc. has a 52-week low of $9.66 and a 52-week high of $14.50. The company has a quick ratio of 2.13, a current ratio of 2.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The stock has a market cap of $730.14 million, a P/E ratio of 11.56 and a beta of 0.89.

EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The credit services provider reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.07. EZCORP had a return on equity of 11.04% and a net margin of 7.25%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that EZCORP, Inc. will post 1.3 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EZPW has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $13.50 target price on shares of EZCORP in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their target price on EZCORP from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th.

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.