goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is C$196.13.

GSY has been the subject of several analyst reports. National Bankshares decreased their target price on goeasy from C$265.00 to C$245.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on goeasy from C$232.00 to C$226.00 in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of goeasy from C$225.00 to C$194.00 in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of goeasy from C$194.00 to C$156.00 in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of goeasy from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their target price for the company from C$208.00 to C$153.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd.

goeasy Price Performance

goeasy stock opened at C$136.00 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of C$131.45 and a 200-day moving average of C$165.61. goeasy has a 52-week low of C$117.52 and a 52-week high of C$216.50. The company has a quick ratio of 28.46, a current ratio of 82.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 287.63. The firm has a market capitalization of C$2.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.92, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.64.

goeasy (TSE:GSY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported C$4.12 earnings per share for the quarter. goeasy had a net margin of 19.49% and a return on equity of 25.26%. The firm had revenue of C$440.22 million during the quarter. As a group, analysts predict that goeasy will post 20.3207343 EPS for the current year.

goeasy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 9th will be given a $1.46 dividend. This represents a $5.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 24th. goeasy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 40.48%.

goeasy Company Profile

goeasy Ltd provides financial services to own furniture, electronics, computers, and appliances. It offers merchandise leasing of household furnishings, appliances, and home electronic products to consumers under weekly or monthly leasing agreements. The company also offers unsecured installment loans to consumers. Its reportable business segments include easyhome and easyfinancial, of which it derives maximum revenue from easyfinancial segment.