goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is C$223.78.

GSY has been the topic of several research reports. Raymond James increased their price target on shares of goeasy from C$230.00 to C$245.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of goeasy from C$228.00 to C$215.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 11th.

goeasy Price Performance

Shares of TSE:GSY opened at C$149.15 on Friday. goeasy has a twelve month low of C$146.00 and a twelve month high of C$206.02. The company’s 50 day moving average is C$171.12 and its 200 day moving average is C$174.47. The company has a current ratio of 82.04, a quick ratio of 28.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 287.63. The company has a market cap of C$2.50 billion, a PE ratio of 9.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.87.

goeasy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 10th were paid a dividend of $1.17 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 27th. This represents a $4.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.14%. goeasy’s 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.