Public Sector Pension Investment Board Has $1.20 Million Stake in EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW)

Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its stake in EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) by 5.7% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 114,311 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,186 shares during the quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board’s holdings in EZCORP were worth $1,197,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC lifted its position in EZCORP by 259.7% in the 4th quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC now owns 55,931 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $489,000 after buying an additional 40,380 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 2,510,414 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $21,941,000 after acquiring an additional 118,599 shares in the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP boosted its position in EZCORP by 9.9% during the fourth quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 2,532,799 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $22,137,000 after purchasing an additional 228,013 shares during the last quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in EZCORP by 9.2% in the fourth quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc. now owns 83,300 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $728,000 after purchasing an additional 7,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Salem Investment Counselors Inc. raised its stake in shares of EZCORP by 33.5% during the 1st quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 48,335 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $548,000 after purchasing an additional 12,135 shares in the last quarter. 99.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

EZCORP Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of EZCORP stock opened at $11.23 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $617.00 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $11.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.74. EZCORP, Inc. has a 52-week low of $7.70 and a 52-week high of $12.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.59 and a quick ratio of 1.99.

EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The credit services provider reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analysts’ expectations of $281.69 million. On average, equities research 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.