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After finishing at $132.03 in the prior trading day, FirstCash Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: FCFS) closed at $114.61, down -13.19%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$13.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.09 million shares were traded. FCFS stock price reached its highest trading level at $128.7 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $114.1.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FCFS 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 38.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.11. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.03 and its Current Ratio is at 3.99. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.91 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.86.
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 the company, TD Cowen on April 10, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $145 from $130 previously.
On November 01, 2023, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and target price of $120.
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 Mar 15 ’24 when Rippel Douglas Richard sold 17,395 shares for $118.73 per share. The transaction valued at 2,065,308 led to the insider holds 5,466,973 shares of the business.
Rippel Douglas Richard sold 18,393 shares of FCFS for $2,162,833 on Mar 14 ’24. The Director now owns 5,484,368 shares after completing the transaction at $117.59 per share. On Mar 13 ’24, another insider, Rippel Douglas Richard, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 21,852 shares for $119.90 each. As a result, the insider received 2,620,055 and left with 5,502,761 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, FCFS now has a Market Capitalization of 5169816576 and an Enterprise Value of 7751673856. As of this moment, FirstCash’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.33, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.29. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.83. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.60 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.59. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.459 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.118.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, FCFS has reached a high of $133.64, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $88.05. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.70%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 206.73K shares per day over the past 3-months and 322730 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 45.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 38.20M. Insiders hold about 15.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.06% stake in the company. Shares short for FCFS as of 1713139200 were 542438 with a Short Ratio of 2.62, compared to 1710460800 on 508084. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 542438 and a Short% of Float of 1.8099998999999998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, FCFS’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.36, compared to 1.38 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010300689The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.43.
