EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) Stock Rating Upgraded by Roth Capital

Roth Capital upgraded shares of EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) to a strong-buy rating in a research note released on Monday morning,Zacks.com reports. Roth Capital also issued estimates for EZCORP’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.31 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $13.50 target price on shares of EZCORP in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on shares of EZCORP from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Roth Mkm began coverage on shares of EZCORP in a research note on Monday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $16.00 price objective for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, EZCORP presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $16.88.

EZCORP Stock Up 1.8 %

NASDAQ:EZPW opened at $14.20 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $780.13 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.35 and a beta of 0.89. EZCORP has a one year low of $9.66 and a one year high of $14.50. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $13.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $12.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a current ratio of 2.91.

EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The credit services provider reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.07. EZCORP had a net margin of 7.25% and a return on equity of 11.04%. Sell-side analysts predict that EZCORP will post 1.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of EZCORP

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in EZCORP in the 3rd quarter valued at about $150,000. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in EZCORP during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $181,000. Royce & Associates LP boosted its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 19.2% in the third quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 370,697 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $4,156,000 after buying an additional 59,795 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in shares of EZCORP by 5.3% in the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 324,807 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $3,641,000 after buying an additional 16,482 shares during the period. Finally, Quest Partners LLC boosted its holdings in EZCORP by 32.6% during the third quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 107,565 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,206,000 after purchasing an additional 26,419 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.83% of the company’s stock.

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.