goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is C$186.56.

GSY has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Raymond James Financial lowered shares of goeasy from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their target price for the company from C$208.00 to C$153.00 in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. National Bank Financial dropped their price objective on shares of goeasy from C$245.00 to C$210.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on goeasy from C$225.00 to C$194.00 in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on goeasy from C$194.00 to C$156.00 in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on goeasy from C$232.00 to C$226.00 in a research note on Thursday, November 6th.

goeasy Stock Performance

TSE:GSY opened at C$117.50 on Friday. goeasy has a twelve month low of C$115.50 and a twelve month high of C$216.50. The company has a quick ratio of 28.46, a current ratio of 82.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 287.63. The stock has a market cap of C$1.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.57, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.39. The business’s 50-day moving average price is C$128.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$155.63.

goeasy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 9th. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th were given a $1.46 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 24th. This represents a $5.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.0%. goeasy’s payout ratio is presently 40.48%.

goeasy Company Profile

goeasy Ltd provides financial services to own furniture, electronics, computers, and appliances. It offers merchandise leasing of household furnishings, appliances, and home electronic products to consumers under weekly or monthly leasing agreements. The company also offers unsecured installment loans to consumers. Its reportable business segments include easyhome and easyfinancial, of which it derives maximum revenue from easyfinancial segment.