goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the six brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is C$211.13.
Several research firms have recently issued reports on GSY. Scotiabank lowered their target price on shares of goeasy from C$240.00 to C$215.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. TD Securities decreased their price target on shares of goeasy from C$199.00 to C$192.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 9th. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of goeasy from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and decreased their price target for the company from C$207.00 to C$200.00 in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Cormark decreased their target price on shares of goeasy from C$240.00 to C$210.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, National Bankshares reduced their price target on shares of goeasy from C$240.00 to C$235.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 8th.
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goeasy Stock Performance
GSY traded down C$0.76 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting C$149.54. 50,215 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 72,969. The company's 50 day simple moving average is C$151.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$162.59. The company has a current ratio of 82.04, a quick ratio of 28.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 287.63. goeasy has a 1-year low of C$134.01 and a 1-year high of C$206.02. The firm has a market capitalization of C$2.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.87.
goeasy Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 11th were paid a dividend of $1.46 per share. This represents a $5.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.91%. This is a boost from goeasy's previous quarterly dividend of $1.17. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 28th. goeasy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.45%.
About goeasy
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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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