93,500 Shares in EZCORP, Inc. $EZPW Bought by Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC

Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 93,500 shares of the credit services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,780,000. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC owned 0.15% of EZCORP as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of EZPW. Covestor Ltd raised its holdings in EZCORP by 239.3% during the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 2,728 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $52,000 after buying an additional 1,924 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 15,019.0% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,175 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 3,154 shares during the period. CWM LLC raised its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 126.3% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,422 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $65,000 after acquiring an additional 1,910 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in shares of EZCORP by 913.5% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 4,216 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $79,000 after acquiring an additional 3,800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management acquired a new position in EZCORP in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $139,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.83% of the company’s stock.

EZCORP Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EZPW opened at $21.63 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 5.61 and a quick ratio of 4.37. EZCORP, Inc. has a one year low of $11.60 and a one year high of $22.11. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $20.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.21. The company has a market capitalization of $1.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.34 and a beta of 0.53.

EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The credit services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $335.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $325.09 million. EZCORP had a return on equity of 12.00% and a net margin of 8.60%. Analysts anticipate that EZCORP, Inc. will post 1.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EZPW has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. JMP Securities set a $23.00 target price on shares of EZCORP in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price target on EZCORP from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Wall Street Zen downgraded EZCORP from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of EZCORP in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Citigroup reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of EZCORP in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $24.00.

About EZCORP

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.