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

goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, December 27th,Zacks Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 10th will be paid 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 2.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 27th.

goeasy Stock Performance

Shares of goeasy stock opened at C$165.77 on Wednesday. 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 firm has a 50 day simple moving average of C$172.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$181.95. goeasy has a fifty-two week low of C$150.06 and a fifty-two week high of C$206.02. The firm has a market cap of C$2.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.79, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.87.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. National Bankshares boosted their target price on goeasy from C$235.00 to C$240.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of goeasy from C$202.00 to C$207.00 in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, Desjardins lowered their price target on shares of goeasy from C$215.00 to C$210.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, goeasy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$219.89.

Insider Activity at goeasy

In other goeasy news, Senior Officer Jason Mullins sold 2,500 shares of goeasy stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$171.76, for a total transaction of C$429,400.00. Also, Senior Officer Patrick Ryan Doris Ens purchased 3,050 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$172.62 per share, with a total value of C$526,491.00. 22.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.