Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. EZCorp, Inc shares valued at $153,231 were sold by APPEL MATTHEW W on Sep 08 ’25. At $17.03 per share, APPEL MATTHEW W sold 9,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 142,409 shares worth approximately $2.43 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, APPEL MATTHEW W purchased 18,038 shares, netting a total of over 306,646 in proceeds.
Before that, Powell John Blair Jr. had sold 42,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $618,375, the Chief Operating Officer traded EZCorp, Inc shares for $14.55 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 42,500 shares, worth approximately $3.23 million.
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] plunged -0.52% to $17.07. The stock’s lowest price that day was $17.05, but it reached a high of $17.49 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.67%. Over the course of the year, EZCorp, Inc shares have jumped approximately 55.18%.
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.
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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 -6.76% from the previous closing price of $17.16. 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.
