FirstCash Holdings gains as investors continue to react to strong Q2 results and shareholder-return moves

FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) is up 4.9% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The move appears tied to continued investor interest after the company posted record second-quarter results, highlighted stronger pawn demand, and expanded capital-return plans. A recent favorable shift in analyst sentiment may have added support, but the earnings report and buyback authorization look like the clearest fundamental drivers.

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Sources:

SEC, FirstCash Holdings Investor Relations, Stock Analysis

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$FCFS Insider Trading Activity

$FCFS insiders have traded $FCFS stock on the open market 13 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 13 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $FCFS stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

• THOMAS BRENT STUART (President and COO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 15,348 shares for an estimated $3,432,741.
• RAUL RAMOS (SVP Latin American Operations) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 10,000 shares for an estimated $2,270,973.
• R DOUGLAS ORR (EVP & Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 6,000 shares for an estimated $1,329,900.
• HOWARD F HAMBLETON (AFF President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 5,000 shares for an estimated $1,105,190.
• PAULA K GARRETT sold 1,500 shares for an estimated $326,100

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative’s insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.

$FCFS Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 248 institutional investors add shares of $FCFS stock to their portfolio, and 237 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

• CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM added 9,925,473 shares (+21984.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $2,147,078,319
• FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ removed 722,388 shares (-79.2%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $156,266,972
• FMR LLC removed 650,856 shares (-17.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $140,793,169
• JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 542,504 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $117,354,465
• BESSEMER GROUP INC added 454,280 shares (+160.5%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $98,269,849
• SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 443,156 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $95,863,505
• CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS added 434,554 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $94,002,721

To track hedge funds’ stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative’s institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

$FCFS Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $FCFS recently. We have seen 2 analysts offer price targets for $FCFS in the last 6 months, with a median target of $246.0.

Here are some recent targets:

• Moshe Orenbuch from TD Cowen set a target price of $240.0 on 07/07/2026
• Brian McNamara from Canaccord Genuity set a target price of $252.0 on 04/24/2026

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