Desjardins Has Positive Estimate for goeasy FY2026 Earnings

goeasy Ltd. (TSE:GSY) – Equities researchers at Desjardins lifted their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of goeasy in a research note issued on Monday, January 27th. Desjardins analyst G. Ho now forecasts that the company will earn $22.89 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $22.85. Desjardins has a “Buy” rating and a $210.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for goeasy’s current full-year earnings is $20.32 per share.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on GSY. National Bankshares lifted their target price on goeasy from C$235.00 to C$240.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of goeasy from C$202.00 to C$207.00 in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, goeasy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$219.89.

goeasy Stock Down 1.4 %

Shares of GSY stock opened at C$187.74 on Wednesday. goeasy has a 1 year low of C$150.06 and a 1 year high of C$206.02. 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 business’s fifty day moving average is C$170.83 and its 200-day moving average is C$179.19. The stock has a market cap of C$3.15 billion, a PE ratio of 12.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.87.

goeasy (TSE:GSY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported C$4.32 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of C$4.16 by C$0.16. goeasy had a net margin of 33.40% and a return on equity of 25.28%. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.81 EPS.

goeasy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 10th were given a $1.17 dividend. This represents a $4.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 27th. goeasy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.45%.

Insider Activity

In other goeasy news, Senior Officer Patrick Ryan Doris Ens purchased 3,050 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$172.62 per share, for a total transaction of C$526,491.00. Also, Senior Officer Michael Anthony Eubanks sold 1,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$175.58, for a total value of C$316,051.56. 22.05% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.