AQR Capital Management LLC Has $735,000 Position in EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW)

AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) by 29.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 70,240 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,132 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.13% of EZCORP worth $735,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Innealta Capital LLC bought a new position in EZCORP in the second quarter valued at $71,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in EZCORP by 63.9% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 11,412 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $129,000 after purchasing an additional 4,451 shares in the last quarter. ARS Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in EZCORP by 12.7% in the 2nd quarter. ARS Investment Partners LLC now owns 16,874 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $177,000 after buying an additional 1,899 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC bought a new position in EZCORP in the 2nd quarter valued at about $265,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of EZCORP during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $270,000. Institutional investors own 99.83% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $19.00 price target on shares of EZCORP in a report on Friday, October 4th.

EZCORP Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ EZPW opened at $11.34 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $623.04 million, a P/E ratio of 10.90 and a beta of 1.02. 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 quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 2.59. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $11.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.78.

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