goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" by the six brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is C$211.13.

GSY has been the subject of several research analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets raised goeasy from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from C$207.00 to C$200.00 in a report on Friday, March 14th. Cormark decreased their price objective on goeasy from C$240.00 to C$210.00 in a report on Thursday, April 24th. TD Securities decreased their price objective on goeasy from C$199.00 to C$192.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 9th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on goeasy from C$222.00 to C$182.00 in a report on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Scotiabank decreased their price objective 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.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Senior Officer Daniel Llewellyn Rees acquired 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 23rd. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$160.00 per share, for a total transaction of C$160,000.00. Corporate insiders own 22.05% of the company's stock.

goeasy Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of TSE:GSY opened at C$173.59 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 287.63, a current ratio of 82.04 and a quick ratio of 28.46. The firm has a market capitalization of C$2.91 billion, a PE ratio of 10.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.87. The firm's 50-day moving average is C$157.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$160.75. goeasy has a 1 year low of C$134.01 and a 1 year high of C$205.49.

goeasy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 11th. Investors of record on Friday, July 11th will be given a dividend of $1.46 per share. This represents a $5.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 27th. goeasy's dividend payout ratio is presently 28.45%.

About goeasy

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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