EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW – Get Rating) and Jeffs' Brands (NASDAQ:JFBR – Get Rating) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares EZCORP and Jeffs' Brands' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Get EZCORP alerts:| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| EZCORP | $886.22 million | 0.51 | $50.16 million | $0.69 | 11.61 |
| Jeffs' Brands | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
EZCORP has higher revenue and earnings than Jeffs' Brands.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
90.1% of EZCORP shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of EZCORP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.Profitability
This table compares EZCORP and Jeffs' Brands' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| EZCORP | 5.66% | 8.01% | 4.13% |
| Jeffs' Brands | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for EZCORP and Jeffs' Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| EZCORP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Jeffs' Brands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
EZCORP currently has a consensus price target of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.12%. Given EZCORP's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe EZCORP is more favorable than Jeffs' Brands.
Summary
EZCORP beats Jeffs' Brands on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About EZCORP
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EZCORP, Inc. provides pawn services in the United States and Latin America. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Pawn, Latin America Pawn, and Other Investments. It offers pawn loans collateralized by tangible personal property, jewelry, consumer electronics, tools, sporting goods, and musical instruments. The company also sells merchandise, primarily collateral forfeited from pawn lending operations and pre-owned merchandise purchased from customers. In addition, it offers EZ+, a web-based application that allow customers to manage their pawn transactions, layaways, and loyalty rewards online. As of September 30, 2022, the company owned and operated 515 pawn stores in the United States; 528 pawn stores in Mexico; and 132 pawn stores in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. EZCORP, Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
About Jeffs' Brands
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Jeffs' Brands Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, operates online stores for the sale of various consumer products on the Amazon online marketplace in the United States and the European Union. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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