18.18% to Target, Jefferies Keeps “Buy” Rating for EZCORP (EZPW) Stock; Magna International Inc. (USA) (MGA) Had 9 Analysts Last Week

November 17, 2017 - By Darrin Black

Among 13 analysts covering Magna International (NYSE:MGA), 9 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 3 Hold. Therefore 69% are positive. Magna International had 42 analyst reports since August 6, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Citigroup upgraded the stock to “Buy” rating in Monday, January 25 report. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Thursday, June 22 by BMO Capital Markets. The rating was downgraded by TD Securities to “Hold” on Friday, January 13. KeyBanc Capital Markets maintained it with “Buy” rating and $55.0 target in Thursday, September 14 report. The firm has “Sell” rating given on Monday, October 16 by Goldman Sachs. As per Sunday, October 29, the company rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets. RBC Capital Markets maintained it with “Buy” rating and $6000 target in Friday, July 21 report. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Friday, August 14 by Deutsche Bank. BMO Capital Markets maintained it with “Hold” rating and $47.0 target in Thursday, September 14 report. The stock has “Equal-Weight” rating by Morgan Stanley on Monday, August 28. See Magna International Inc. (USA) (NYSE:MGA) latest ratings:

06/11/2017 Broker: BMO Capital Markets Rating: Hold New Target: $56.0 Maintain
29/10/2017 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Rating: Buy New Target: $61.0 Maintain
18/10/2017 Broker: Bank of America Rating: Buy New Target: $63.0 Upgrade
16/10/2017 Broker: TD Securities Rating: Buy New Target: $56.0 Maintain
16/10/2017 Broker: Goldman Sachs Rating: Sell New Target: $41.0 Downgrade
13/10/2017 Broker: Inc. Common Stock Rating: Keybanc New Target: $55 59
17/09/2017 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Rating: Buy New Target: $61.0 Maintain
14/09/2017 Broker: KeyBanc Capital Markets Rating: Buy New Target: $55.0 Maintain
14/09/2017 Broker: BMO Capital Markets Rating: Hold New Target: $47.0 Maintain
28/08/2017 Broker: Morgan Stanley Old Rating: Overweight New Rating: Equal-Weight Downgrade

Among 4 analysts covering EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW), 2 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 50% are positive. EZCORP has $10.5000 highest and $10.5 lowest target. $10.50’s average target is -4.55% below currents $11 stock price. EZCORP had 7 analyst reports since August 17, 2016 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock has “Buy” rating by Jefferies on Tuesday, October 10. The stock of EZCORP Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) has “Market Perform” rating given on Monday, December 12 by Wells Fargo. The stock of EZCORP Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) earned “Buy” rating by Jefferies on Thursday, September 7. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Friday, August 4 by Jefferies. The stock of EZCORP Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) has “Buy” rating given on Wednesday, August 17 by CL King. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Wednesday, June 14 by Jefferies.

The stock increased 10.00% or $1 during the last trading session, reaching $11. About shares traded. EZCORP Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) has risen 40.96% since November 17, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 24.26% the S&P500.

EZCORP, Inc. provides pawn loans in the United States and Mexico, and consumer loans in Mexico. The company has market cap of $597.26 million. The Firm operates through three divisions: U.S. It has a 79.92 P/E ratio. Pawn, which includes its EZPAWN, Value Pawn & Jewelry and other branded pawn activities in the United States; Mexico Pawn, which includes its Empeno Facil pawn activities and cash converters buy/sell store activities in Mexico, and Other International, which includes its CASHMAX financial services activities in Canada and its equity interest in Cash Converters International.

Analysts await EZCORP Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) to report earnings on December, 6. EZPW’s profit will be $6.52 million for 22.92 P/E if the $0.12 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.10 actual EPS reported by EZCORP Inc for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 20.00% EPS growth.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.1 in Q2 2017. Its down 0.17, from 1.27 in 2017Q1. It dropped, as 15 investors sold EZCORP Inc shares while 48 reduced holdings. 30 funds opened positions while 39 raised stakes. 41.35 million shares or 3.23% more from 40.06 million shares in 2017Q1 were reported. Legal General Gru Public Ltd Liability Com owns 88,494 shares or 0% of their US portfolio. Msd Prtnrs L P reported 715,000 shares. Tiaa Cref Lc owns 0% invested in EZCORP Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) for 203,875 shares. Nationwide Fund Advsr has 0.01% invested in EZCORP Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) for 185,874 shares. Jane Street Group Limited has 53,693 shares. 32,800 were reported by Ellington Management Gru Limited Co. Verition Fund Mngmt Ltd Liability Co owns 10,044 shares. Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) reported 1,829 shares or 0% of all its holdings. Loews Corp reported 19,391 shares. Tudor Inv Et Al reported 11,494 shares or 0% of all its holdings. Huber Cap Management Ltd Liability Co stated it has 2.26 million shares or 0.89% of all its holdings. Cardinal Capital Mngmt Ltd Liability Com Ct owns 319,091 shares for 0.1% of their portfolio. California Employees Retirement accumulated 334,400 shares. Creative Planning holds 2,400 shares. Principal reported 370,844 shares.