goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY) Receives C$216.00 Average PT from Analysts

goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY - Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the nine brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is C$216.00.

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. National Bankshares reduced their price objective on shares of goeasy from C$255.00 to C$240.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of goeasy from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and cut their price target for the company from C$207.00 to C$200.00 in a research report on Friday, March 14th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on goeasy from C$222.00 to C$182.00 in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Raymond James upped their target price on goeasy from C$230.00 to C$245.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their target price on goeasy from C$240.00 to C$215.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th.

goeasy Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of goeasy stock traded up C$1.97 during midday trading on Friday, reaching C$157.62. The company had a trading volume of 47,229 shares, compared to its average volume of 72,935. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of C$153.31 and a 200 day moving average price of C$166.07. goeasy has a fifty-two week low of C$134.01 and a fifty-two week high of C$206.02. The firm has a market cap of C$2.64 billion, a PE ratio of 9.58, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 287.63, a current ratio of 82.04 and a quick ratio of 28.46.

goeasy Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 11th. Investors of record on Friday, April 11th were issued a $1.46 dividend. This is a boost from goeasy's previous quarterly dividend of $1.17. This represents a $5.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.71%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 28th. goeasy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.