goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is C$219.89.

GSY has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Desjardins decreased their price objective on shares of goeasy from C$215.00 to C$210.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on goeasy from C$202.00 to C$207.00 in a report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, National Bankshares upped their price objective on goeasy from C$235.00 to C$240.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th.

Insider Activity at goeasy

In other goeasy news, Senior Officer Michael Anthony Eubanks sold 1,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$175.58, for a total transaction of C$316,051.56. Also, Senior Officer Patrick Ryan Doris Ens bought 3,050 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The shares were bought at an average price of C$172.62 per share, with a total value of C$526,491.00. 22.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

goeasy Price Performance

TSE:GSY opened at C$163.82 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$2.75 billion, a PE ratio of 10.66, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.87. goeasy has a 1-year low of C$150.06 and a 1-year high of C$206.02. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of C$173.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$182.22. The company has a current ratio of 15.97, a quick ratio of 28.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 289.31.

goeasy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 10th will be paid a dividend of $1.17 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 27th. This represents a $4.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.86%. goeasy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.45%.

About goeasy

goeasy Ltd. provides non-prime leasing and lending services under the easyhome, easyfinancial, and LendCare brands to consumers in Canada. The company operates through two segments, Easyfinancial and Easyhome. It offers unsecured and secured installment loans; home equity secured instalment loans and automotive vehicle financing; and loans to finance the purchase of retail goods, powersports and recreational vehicles, home improvement projects, and healthcare related products and services.