FirstCash

FCFS

Market cap $9.36B

Ramsdens Holdings PLC (AIM:RFX) shares jumped 13.6% to 670p after an improved takeover offer was secured after shareholder feedback prompted US pawnbroking group FirstCash to raise its recommended bid. FirstCash increased the cash consideration to 675p a share from 600p.

Many of our top performers in Technology were long-standing holdings that have recently added Data Centers as a new end market. An example is Littelfuse, an electronics component supplier specializing in power management fuses for electrical products. If the economy were to hit a speedbump, we would expect FirstCash to hold up well due to its business model.

FirstCash (FCFS) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Shares in Ramsdens Holdings PLC (AIM:RFX) jumped 28% to 580 pence after the company agreed a recommended cash takeover by FirstCash, the US pawnbroking group. The deal values Ramsdens at up to around £206 million on a fully diluted basis.

Expands presence in the U.K. market through the addition of 174 pawn locations with strong brand; Further enhances FirstCash's global leadership positioning and long-term growth platform; Expected to be accretive to EBITDA and EPS _________________________________________________________

Here is how FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) and Green Dot (GDOT) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

Pawn shops are not where most people park their savings, but FirstCash Holdings NASDAQ: FCFS could be an exception. FirstCash is a pawn company, and its stock is booming.

Here is how FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) and Green Dot (GDOT) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

Here is how FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) and Paysign, Inc. (PAYS) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

FirstCash (FCFS) is at a 52-week high, but can investors hope for more gains in the future? We take a look at the company's fundamentals for clues.