goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY - Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the six analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is C$211.13.
A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of goeasy from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and dropped their price objective for the company from C$207.00 to C$200.00 in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on goeasy from C$222.00 to C$182.00 in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Scotiabank lowered 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. Cormark lowered their price target on goeasy from C$240.00 to C$210.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, TD Securities lowered 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, May 9th.
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goeasy Price Performance
Shares of TSE GSY traded up C$1.70 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting C$147.73. The company had a trading volume of 42,045 shares, compared to its average volume of 73,667. goeasy has a twelve month low of C$134.01 and a twelve month high of C$206.02. The firm has a market capitalization of C$2.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.87. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of C$151.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$163.01. 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 Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 11th were issued a dividend of $1.46 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 28th. This represents a $5.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.95%. This is a positive change from goeasy's previous quarterly dividend of $1.17. goeasy's payout ratio is currently 28.45%.
goeasy Company Profile
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Get Free Reportgoeasy 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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