goeasy Ltd. (GSY) To Go Ex-Dividend on December 27th

goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 7th,Zacks Dividends reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 27th will be given a dividend of 1.17 per share on Friday, January 10th. This represents a $4.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.61%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 27th.

goeasy Stock Performance

goeasy stock traded down C$1.03 during midday trading on Friday, hitting C$179.24. 132,229 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 49,740. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of C$180.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$183.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 289.31, a quick ratio of 28.46 and a current ratio of 15.97. The firm has a market capitalization of C$3.01 billion, a PE ratio of 11.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.87. goeasy has a fifty-two week low of C$121.33 and a fifty-two week high of C$206.02.

goeasy (TSE:GSY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported C$4.10 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of C$4.01 by C$0.09. goeasy had a net margin of 33.40% and a return on equity of 25.28%. The business had revenue of C$377.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$372.40 million. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that goeasy will post 20.3207343 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other goeasy news, Senior Officer Jason Mullins sold 4,500 shares of goeasy 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 22.05% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

GSY has been the topic of several analyst reports. National Bankshares raised their price target on shares of goeasy from C$235.00 to C$240.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Desjardins dropped their target price on goeasy from C$215.00 to C$210.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. BMO Capital Markets cut goeasy from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from C$218.00 to C$202.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, Scotiabank increased their price target on goeasy from C$215.00 to C$222.00 in a research report on Friday, August 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, goeasy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$219.33.

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.