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After finishing at $10.43 in the prior trading day, EZCorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: EZPW) closed at $10.32, down -1.05%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.56 million shares were traded. EZPW stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.52 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.3.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of EZPW by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.53 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.57. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.23 and its Current Ratio is at 4.17. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.65.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Canaccord Genuity on January 04, 2023, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $14.
On April 05, 2022, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $8.50.
On September 16, 2021, Oppenheimer started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $12.Oppenheimer initiated its Outperform rating on September 16, 2021, with a $12 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 01 ’24 when Swies Nicole sold 2,250 shares for $11.38 per share. The transaction valued at 25,605 led to the insider holds 71,458 shares of the business.
Swies Nicole sold 2,250 shares of EZPW for $19,642 on Jan 02 ’24. The Chief Revenue Officer now owns 82,708 shares after completing the transaction at $8.73 per share. On Oct 02 ’23, another insider, Swies Nicole, who serves as the Chief Revenue Officer of the company, sold 2,250 shares for $8.26 each. As a result, the insider received 18,585 and left with 35,457 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EZPW now has a Market Capitalization of 572494784 and an Enterprise Value of 953383360. As of this moment, EZCorp,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.82. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.97 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.857 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.867.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, EZPW has reached a high of $11.52, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.70. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.03%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 591.58K shares per day over the past 3-months and 667870 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 51.87M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 49.89M. Insiders hold about 52.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 59.75% stake in the company. Shares short for EZPW as of 1713139200 were 6200933 with a Short Ratio of 10.48, compared to 1710460800 on 5935512. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6200933 and a Short% of Float of 16.510001.
