StockNews.com cut shares of World Acceptance (NASDAQ:WRLD – Free Report) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Friday morning.
World Acceptance Trading Down 1.5 %
NASDAQ WRLD opened at $138.14 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $127.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $131.49. The stock has a market cap of $806.74 million, a P/E ratio of 10.42 and a beta of 1.38. World Acceptance has a 12-month low of $94.57 and a 12-month high of $160.07. The company has a current ratio of 15.98, a quick ratio of 15.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17.
World Acceptance (NASDAQ:WRLD – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The credit services provider reported $6.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.35 by $1.74. The business had revenue of $159.27 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $149.00 million. World Acceptance had a net margin of 13.49% and a return on equity of 18.88%. On average, analysts forecast that World Acceptance will post 13.69 earnings per share for the current year.
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World Acceptance Company Profile
World Acceptance Corporation engages in consumer finance business in the United States. The company offers short-term small installment loans, medium-term larger installment loans, related credit insurance, and ancillary products and services to individuals. It also provides income tax return preparation and filing services; and automobile club memberships.
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