Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $48.61 Million Stock Position in EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lowered its position in EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) by 2.2% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 3,977,617 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 90,394 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 0.07% of EZCORP worth $48,607,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EZPW. Royce & Associates LP lifted its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 77.6% in the 4th quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 658,515 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $8,047,000 after purchasing an additional 287,818 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of EZCORP by 1.8% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 595,870 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $6,683,000 after buying an additional 10,390 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 38.6% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 590,016 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $7,210,000 after buying an additional 164,260 shares during the last quarter. Trexquant Investment LP increased its position in shares of EZCORP by 35.1% during the fourth quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 377,529 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $4,613,000 after acquiring an additional 98,090 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 343,445 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $4,197,000 after acquiring an additional 9,906 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.83% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on EZPW shares. Roth Capital set a $16.00 price objective on EZCORP in a report on Monday, March 17th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price target on EZCORP from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Roth Mkm started coverage on EZCORP in a research note on Monday, March 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $16.00 price objective on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of EZCORP from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Stephens restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $13.50 price target on shares of EZCORP in a report on Thursday, February 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, EZCORP has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $16.88.

EZCORP Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of EZCORP stock opened at $15.65 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $859.80 million, a PE ratio of 13.61 and a beta of 0.81. EZCORP, Inc. has a 1 year low of $9.66 and a 1 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 stock has a fifty day moving average price of $14.84 and a 200-day moving average price of $13.18.

EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 28th. The credit services provider reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $306.32 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $310.35 million. EZCORP had a net margin of 7.25% and a return on equity of 11.04%. Equities research analysts anticipate 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.