goeasy (TSE:GSY) Price Target Increased to C$210.00 by Analysts at National Bankshares

goeasy (TSE:GSY) had its target price hoisted by National Bankshares from C$195.00 to C$210.00 in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning, BayStreet.CA reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the stock.

GSY has been the subject of a number of other reports. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on goeasy from C$195.00 to C$201.00 and gave the company an outperform rating in a research report on Monday. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of goeasy from C$183.00 to C$190.00 and gave the company a sector perform rating in a research report on Tuesday. Cormark boosted their target price on shares of goeasy from C$193.00 to C$200.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. Desjardins upped their target price on shares of goeasy from C$185.00 to C$190.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research report on Monday, April 22nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on goeasy from C$187.00 to C$192.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research report on Thursday, February 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus target price of C$196.44.

goeasy Stock Performance

GSY opened at C$176.04 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 278.25, a quick ratio of 28.46 and a current ratio of 15.62. The stock has a market capitalization of C$2.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.16, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 2.03. The company has a fifty day moving average of C$166.24 and a 200 day moving average of C$151.83. goeasy has a fifty-two week low of C$87.00 and a fifty-two week high of C$180.55.

goeasy (TSE:GSY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 13th. The company reported C$4.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of C$3.92 by C$0.09. The firm had revenue of C$338.11 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$340.35 million. goeasy had a return on equity of 25.77% and a net margin of 33.21%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that goeasy will post 16.5811069 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

goeasy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 29th were paid a dividend of $1.17 per share. This is a boost from goeasy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.96. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 27th. This represents a $4.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.66%. goeasy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.32%.

Insider Transactions at goeasy

In related news, Director David Ingram sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of C$157.58, for a total transaction of C$4,727,400.00. Company insiders own 22.53% of the company’s stock.

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.