If you are looking for the best ideas for your portfolio you may want to consider some of Laughing Water Capital’s top stock picks. Laughing Water Capital, an investment management firm, is bullish on EZ Corp Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) stock. In its Q2 2019 investor letter – you can download a copy here – the firm discussed its investment thesis on EZ Corp Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) stock. EZ Corp Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) is a pawn shop operator.
In July 2019, Laughing Water Capital had released its Q2 2019 investor letter. The investment firm said that EZ Corp Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) was a mid-sized position in its portfolio. EZ Corp Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) stock has posted a return of -35.3% in the trailing one year period, underperforming fund’s benchmark the S&P 500 Index which returned 13.3% in the same period. This suggests that the investment firm was wrong in its decision. On a year-to-date basis, EZ Corp Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) stock has fallen by 22.1%.
Laughing Water Capital fund posted a return of 10.3% in the second quarter of 2019, outperforming fund’s benchmark the S&P 500 Index which returned 4.30% in the same period. Let’s take a look at comments made by Laughing Water Capital about EZ Corp Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) stock in the Q2 2019 investor letter.
“EZ Corp (EZPW) – EZPW, our pawn business, has fallen out of the top five as our more defensive investments were sized up. This is a recession proof business operating in the depths of its cycle with interesting growth prospects that is trading at a very low cash flow valuation, below break up value, and at an absurdly low relative value. Corporate governance remains less than ideal, but the company has taken steps in the right direction by revamping their board of directors, and linking management pay with per share metrics. Further, the company recently began work on a new digital initiative which is likely to drive traffic, and attract a new class of investors who are focused on fin-tech. EZPW remains a mid-sized position in our portfolio.”
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In July, we published an article revealing Blue Tower Asset Management’s bullish investment thesis on EZ Corp Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) stock. The investment firm believes that the company would emerge stronger from the coronavirus crisis.
In Q1 2020, the number of bullish hedge fund positions on EZ Corp Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) stock decreased by about 29% from the previous quarter (see the chart here), so a number of other hedge fund managers don’t seem to agree with EZ Corp’s growth potential. Our calculations showed that EZ Corp Inc (NASDAQ:EZPW) isn’t ranked among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds.
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