Is FirstCash Holdings Inc (FCFS) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

At the time of writing, FirstCash Holdings Inc [FCFS] stock is trading at $131.72, up 9.12%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The FCFS shares have gain 9.71% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 11.07%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

FirstCash Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: FCFS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 13, 2024, when Stephens initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $137. On April 29, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $140 on the stock. TD Cowen upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $145 on April 10, 2024. TD Cowen initiated its recommendation with a Market Perform and recommended $120 as its price target on November 01, 2023. Stephens upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on January 05, 2023. In a note dated December 14, 2022, Credit Suisse initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $88 on this stock.

For the past year, the stock price of FirstCash Holdings Inc fluctuated between $100.24 and $133.64. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $130 within the next 12 months. FirstCash Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: FCFS] shares were valued at $131.72 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -1.31% based on the average FCFS price forecast.

Analyzing the FCFS fundamentals

According to FirstCash Holdings Inc [NASDAQ:FCFS], the company’s sales were 3.39B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 0.01% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.47% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.13. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.86.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 125.72 points at the first support level, and at 119.71 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 135.94, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 140.15.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that FirstCash Holdings Inc [NASDAQ:FCFS] has a current ratio of 4.39. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 3.28, while the Cash Ratio is 0.52. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.74, the price to book ratio is 2.87 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.09.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Rippel Douglas Richard, 10% Owner, that happened on Feb 11 ’25 when 0.3 million shares were sold. EVP & Chief Financial Officer, ORR R DOUGLAS completed a deal on Feb 05 ’25 to sell 4000.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP & Chief Financial Officer ORR R DOUGLAS sold 2000.0 shares on Feb 05 ’25.

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