The stock of EZCorp, Inc (EZPW) has gone up by 2.74% for the week, with a 3.18% rise in the past month and a 1.86% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.55%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.79% for EZPW. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.04% for EZPW’s stock, with a simple moving average of 11.05% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in EZCorp, Inc (NASDAQ: EZPW) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for EZCorp, Inc (NASDAQ: EZPW) is above average at 10.90x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.03.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for EZPW is 49.69M, and currently, short sellers hold a 15.76% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of EZPW on November 15, 2024 was 463.67K shares.
EZPW) stock’s latest price update
EZCorp, Inc (NASDAQ: EZPW)’s stock price has soared by 1.43 in relation to previous closing price of 11.85. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 2.74% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-11-14 that EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 14, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Sean Mansouri – Elevate IR Lachie Given – CEO Tim Jugmans – CFO Conference Call Participants John Hecht – Jefferies Brian McNamara – Canaccord Genuity Kyle Joseph – Stephens Andrew Scutt – ROTH Capital Partners Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the EZCORP Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Analysts’ Opinion of EZPW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EZPW stocks, with Stephens repeating the rating for EZPW by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for EZPW in the upcoming period, according to Stephens is $13 based on the research report published on November 13, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Canaccord Genuity, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EZPW reach a price target of $14. The rating they have provided for EZPW stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 04th, 2023.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to EZPW, setting the target price at $8.50 in the report published on April 05th of the previous year.
EZPW Trading at 6.02% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EZPW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.72% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.79%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.55%, as shares surge +1.86% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.26% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EZPW rose by +2.74%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +39.77% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.67. In addition, EZCorp, Inc saw 37.53% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EZPW starting from APPEL MATTHEW W, who sale 26,490 shares at the price of $10.32 back on May 15 ’24. After this action, APPEL MATTHEW W now owns 138,684 shares of EZCorp, Inc, valued at $273,337 using the latest closing price.
Swies Nicole, the Chief Revenue Officer of EZCorp, Inc, sale 2,250 shares at $11.38 during a trade that took place back on Apr 01 ’24, which means that Swies Nicole is holding 71,458 shares at $25,605 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EZPW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.58 for the gross margin
The net margin for EZCorp, Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 10.72, with 5.61 for asset returns.
Based on EZCorp, Inc (EZPW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.41 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.7. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.27.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 162.26 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.52. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.91. The receivables turnover for the company is 26.39for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.78. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.71.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, EZCorp, Inc (EZPW) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
