BNP Paribas Financial Markets Has $9.05 Million Position in EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW)

BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) by 55.3% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 740,807 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 263,911 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in EZCORP were worth $9,053,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in EZCORP in the 4th quarter valued at $348,000. Lido Advisors LLC grew its position in EZCORP by 56.2% in the 4th quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 29,035 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $355,000 after purchasing an additional 10,452 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in EZCORP by 43.9% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 292,927 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $3,580,000 after purchasing an additional 89,357 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in EZCORP by 183.1% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 56,637 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $692,000 after purchasing an additional 36,634 shares during the period. Finally, IronBridge Private Wealth LLC grew its position in EZCORP by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. IronBridge Private Wealth LLC now owns 242,222 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,960,000 after purchasing an additional 12,403 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.83% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Roth Capital set a $16.00 price target on shares of EZCORP in a research report on Monday, March 17th. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price objective on shares of EZCORP from $25.00 to $24.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Roth Mkm began coverage on shares of EZCORP in a report on Monday, March 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $16.00 price objective on the stock. Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $13.50 price objective on shares of EZCORP in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of EZCORP from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, EZCORP currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $17.38.

EZCORP Trading Up 0.3%

NASDAQ EZPW opened at $14.84 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $816.41 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.90 and a beta of 0.59. EZCORP, Inc. has a one year low of $9.66 and a one year high of $16.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 2.91 and a quick ratio of 2.13. The business’s fifty day moving average is $14.98 and its 200-day moving average is $13.32.

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

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.