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

goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY) announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, September 27th, Zacks reports. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 27th.

goeasy Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of TSE GSY opened at C$178.26 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 289.31, a current ratio of 15.97 and a quick ratio of 28.46. The company has a 50-day moving average price of C$187.30 and a 200-day moving average price of C$180.80. The stock has a market capitalization of C$2.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.58, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.89. goeasy has a 1 year low of C$101.34 and a 1 year 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. The firm 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%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that goeasy will post 20.3370787 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other goeasy news, Senior Officer Jason Mullins sold 4,500 shares of goeasy stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$188.00, for a total value of C$846,000.00. 22.06% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. National Bankshares increased their price target on goeasy from C$210.00 to C$235.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 29th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of goeasy from C$215.00 to C$218.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 12th. Finally, Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of goeasy from C$215.00 to C$222.00 in a research report on Friday, August 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$220.00.

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.