EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) Upgraded at Roth Capital

Roth Capital upgraded shares of EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) to a strong-buy rating in a report published on Monday,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.

EZPW has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Stephens restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $13.50 price objective on shares of EZCORP in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Roth Mkm assumed coverage on shares of EZCORP in a research note on Monday. They set a “buy” rating and a $16.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on shares of EZCORP from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, EZCORP has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $16.88.

EZCORP Stock Up 1.8 %

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

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EZPW. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in EZCORP by 97.0% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,156 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 1,554 shares in the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new stake in EZCORP in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $122,000. Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in EZCORP in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $138,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in EZCORP in the third quarter valued at approximately $150,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC grew its position in EZCORP by 39.3% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,430 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $176,000 after acquiring an additional 4,070 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.