Caxton Associates LP Sells 20,848 Shares of EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW)

Caxton Associates LP lessened its stake in EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) by 54.1% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 17,662 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 20,848 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LP’s holdings in EZCORP were worth $185,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in EZCORP by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,313,154 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $37,697,000 after buying an additional 17,975 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 1.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,301,392 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $37,405,000 after purchasing an additional 34,821 shares during the period. Wasatch Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of EZCORP by 2.4% in the first quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 2,593,128 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $29,380,000 after purchasing an additional 60,329 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC increased its holdings in EZCORP by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 2,510,414 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $21,941,000 after purchasing an additional 118,599 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in EZCORP by 44.4% during the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,460,564 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $15,292,000 after purchasing an additional 449,360 shares during the last quarter. 99.83% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

EZCORP Trading Up 1.3 %

NASDAQ EZPW opened at $10.82 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $594.47 million, a P/E ratio of 10.40 and a beta of 1.02. EZCORP, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $7.70 and a fifty-two week high of $12.23. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $11.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $10.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 2.59.

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

EZCORP 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.