Desjardins Issues Negative Estimate for goeasy Earnings

goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Desjardins cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for goeasy in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 8th. Desjardins analyst G. Ho now anticipates that the company will earn $4.36 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $4.64. The consensus estimate for goeasy's current full-year earnings is $20.32 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for goeasy's Q4 2025 earnings at $5.52 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $18.60 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on GSY. BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of goeasy from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and lowered their price target for the company from C$207.00 to C$200.00 in a report on Friday, March 14th. Cormark reduced their price target on goeasy from C$240.00 to C$210.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Scotiabank reduced their price target on goeasy from C$240.00 to C$215.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Raymond James boosted their price target on goeasy from C$230.00 to C$245.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, TD Securities reduced their price target on goeasy from C$199.00 to C$192.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, goeasy presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$211.13.

goeasy Trading Down 2.9%

goeasy stock opened at C$143.49 on Monday. The company's fifty day simple moving average is C$152.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$164.82. The company has a quick ratio of 28.46, a current ratio of 82.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 287.63. goeasy has a 12 month low of C$134.01 and a 12 month high of C$206.02. The stock has a market cap of C$2.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.72, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.87.

goeasy Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 11th were issued a dividend of $1.46 per share. This represents a $5.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.07%. This is a boost from goeasy's previous quarterly dividend of $1.17. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 28th. goeasy's dividend payout ratio is 28.45%.

goeasy Company Profile

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.

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