goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY) Senior Officer Buys C$526,491.00 in Stock

goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY) Senior Officer Patrick Ryan Doris Ens purchased 3,050 shares of goeasy stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The stock was bought at an average cost of C$172.62 per share, with a total value of C$526,491.00.

goeasy Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of goeasy stock opened at C$173.09 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of C$2.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.87. goeasy Ltd. has a 52-week low of C$121.80 and a 52-week high of C$206.02. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is C$179.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$184.07. The company has a quick ratio of 28.46, a current ratio of 15.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 289.31.

goeasy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 27th will be given a $1.17 dividend. This represents a $4.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.70%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 27th. goeasy’s payout ratio is 30.45%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on GSY. National Bankshares boosted their target price on goeasy from C$235.00 to C$240.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Desjardins reduced their price objective on goeasy from C$215.00 to C$210.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of goeasy from C$202.00 to C$207.00 in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, Scotiabank upped their price target on shares of goeasy from C$215.00 to C$222.00 in a research report on Friday, August 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$219.89.

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.