Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. EZCorp, Inc shares valued at $162,838 were sold by APPEL MATTHEW W on Sep 19 ’25. At $18.02 per share, APPEL MATTHEW W sold 9,038 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 133,371 shares worth approximately $2.45 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, APPEL MATTHEW W sold 9,000 shares, netting a total of over 153,231 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $17.03 each, the insider now holds 142,409 shares.
Before that, APPEL MATTHEW W had added 18,038 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $306,646, the Director bought EZCorp, Inc shares for $17.00 each.
As published in their initiating research note from BTIG Research on May 14, 2025, EZCorp, Inc [EZPW] has been a Neutral. Analysts at ROTH MKM started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid March. As of November 13, 2024, Stephens has initiated its “an Equal-weight” rating for EZPW. Earlier on January 04, 2023, Canaccord Genuity initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for EZPW stock.
Analyzing EZPW Stock Performance
On last trading session, EZCorp, Inc [NASDAQ: EZPW] rose 1.66% to $18.39. The stock’s lowest price that day was $18.06, but it reached a high of $18.545 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.79%. Over the course of the year, EZCorp, Inc shares have jumped approximately 66.88%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $18.55 on 09/25/25 and a 52-week low of $11.60 on 02/03/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for EZCorp, Inc (EZPW)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 18.12, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 17.84. In the upper region, resistance lies at 18.61. The next price resistance is at 18.82. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 75.68 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is EZCorp, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of EZCorp, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.26 million shares to 9.13 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 8.87 million shares. A jump of 2.82% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 12.14 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 12.14.
Which companies own the most shares of EZCorp, Inc (EZPW)?
In terms of EZCorp, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 16 in the next 12 months, down nearly -11.55% from the previous closing price of $18.09. Analysts anticipate EZCorp, Inc stock to reach 19 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 8.5. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked EZCorp, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 05, 2022, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $8.50.
