Gary Tillett Sells 10,000 Shares of EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) Stock

EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) Director Gary Tillett sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.50, for a total value of $255,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 133,483 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,403,816.50. The trade was a 6.97% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Gary Tillett also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, February 18th, Gary Tillett sold 10,000 shares of EZCORP stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.00, for a total value of $250,000.00.

EZCORP Stock Performance

EZPW stock opened at $26.40 on Friday. EZCORP, Inc. has a 1-year low of $12.85 and a 1-year high of $26.48. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $22.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $19.47. The company has a market capitalization of $1.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.92 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 6.03 and a quick ratio of 4.69.

EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $374.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $363.63 million. EZCORP had a net margin of 9.18% and a return on equity of 12.37%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that EZCORP, Inc. will post 1.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of EZCORP

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in EZCORP during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of EZCORP during the third quarter valued at $29,000. Deutsche Bank AG increased its position in shares of EZCORP by 533.5% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 2,667 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 2,246 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd increased its position in shares of EZCORP by 239.3% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 2,728 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 1,924 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in EZCORP by 15,019.0% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,175 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $60,000 after acquiring an additional 3,154 shares during the last quarter. 99.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EZPW has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Citizens Jmp upped their price objective on EZCORP from $23.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $34.00 price target on shares of EZCORP in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Zacks Research raised shares of EZCORP from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of EZCORP in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Citigroup restated an “outperform” rating on shares of EZCORP in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $28.00.

EZCORP Company Profile

EZCORP, Inc is a specialty consumer finance company that provides pawn loans and retail merchandise programs primarily through its EZPAWN and Cash Converters brands. The company offers collateral-based loans secured principally by jewelry, electronics, musical instruments and other personal items, alongside check-cashing, money-transfer and bill-payment services. In addition to its pawn lending operations, EZCORP acquires previously pawned or consumer merchandise for resale through its “Sell-It-Now” platform and retail storefronts.

Founded in 1989 and headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, EZCORP operates in two principal geographic markets: the United States and Mexico.