goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY) Declares $1.17 Quarterly Dividend

goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, September 27th, Zacks reports. Investors of record on Friday, October 11th will be paid a dividend of 1.17 per share on Friday, October 11th. This represents a $4.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.63%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 27th.

goeasy Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of TSE:GSY opened at C$178.26 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of C$187.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$180.80. The company has a market cap of C$2.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.58, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 289.31, a current ratio of 15.97 and a quick ratio of 28.46. goeasy has a one year low of C$101.34 and a one year high of C$206.02.

goeasy (TSE:GSY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported C$4.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of C$4.01 by C$0.09. The company had revenue of C$377.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$372.40 million. goeasy had a return on equity of 25.28% and a net margin of 33.40%. Analysts anticipate that goeasy will post 20.3370787 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. National Bankshares lifted their target price on shares of goeasy from C$210.00 to C$235.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 29th. Scotiabank raised their price objective on goeasy from C$215.00 to C$222.00 in a report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on goeasy from C$215.00 to C$218.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$220.00.

Insider Transactions at goeasy

In other goeasy news, Senior Officer Jason Mullins sold 4,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$188.00, for a total transaction of C$846,000.00. Company insiders own 22.06% of the company’s stock.

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.