EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) Shares Sold by Rhumbline Advisers

Rhumbline Advisers lessened its position in EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 78,419 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 3,993 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers’ holdings in EZCORP were worth $821,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EZPW. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in shares of EZCORP by 44.4% in the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,460,564 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $15,292,000 after acquiring an additional 449,360 shares during the period. Boston Partners lifted its stake in shares of EZCORP by 59.5% in the first quarter. Boston Partners now owns 843,105 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $9,553,000 after purchasing an additional 314,435 shares during the period. Wasatch Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of EZCORP by 9.9% in 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 period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in shares of EZCORP by 169.8% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 261,337 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,961,000 after purchasing an additional 164,489 shares during the period. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of EZCORP by 40.3% in the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 551,267 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $6,244,000 after purchasing an additional 158,216 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.83% of the company’s stock.

EZCORP Stock Up 2.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ EZPW opened at $11.02 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 2.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. EZCORP, Inc. has a 52 week low of $7.70 and a 52 week high of $12.23. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $11.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $605.46 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.60 and a beta of 1.02.

EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 31st. The credit services provider reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $281.42 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $281.69 million. Equities research analysts anticipate that EZCORP, Inc. will post 1.13 EPS 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.