James Investment Research Inc. Has $433,000 Holdings in EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW)

James Investment Research Inc. increased its holdings in EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) by 16.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 38,608 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,400 shares during the period. James Investment Research Inc. owned about 0.07% of EZCORP worth $433,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,301,392 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $37,405,000 after acquiring an additional 34,821 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 449,360 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners raised its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 59.5% in the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 843,105 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $9,553,000 after acquiring an additional 314,435 shares during the last quarter. Fourth Sail Capital LP raised its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 21.5% in the 2nd quarter. Fourth Sail Capital LP now owns 718,947 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $7,527,000 after acquiring an additional 127,070 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in EZCORP by 62.0% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 565,636 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $5,922,000 after buying an additional 216,480 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.83% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $19.00 price objective on shares of EZCORP in a research note on Friday, October 4th.

EZCORP Trading Up 0.6 %

NASDAQ:EZPW opened at $11.56 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 2.59. The firm has a market cap of $632.79 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.01 and a beta of 1.03. EZCORP, Inc. has a 52 week low of $7.72 and a 52 week high of $12.23. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $11.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.84.

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