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Fly News Breaks for January 8, 2019
OMF, FCFS, ENVA, AAN, ELVT
Jan 8, 2019 | 08:58 EDT
Jefferies analyst John Hecht downgraded Elevate Credit (ELVT) to Hold from Buy and lowered his price target for the shares to $5 from $9.50. The analyst cites the company's credit issues and resulting lack of earnings visibility for the downgrade. He's becoming more selective on the Consumer Finance space and names his top picks as Aaron's (AAN), Enova International (ENVA), First Cash Financial (FCFS) and OneMain Holdings (OMF). Growth prospects remain solid for some and credit performance has been consistent for most, while the market appears to be pricing in an economic downturn, Hecht tells investors in a research note.