Genus (LON:GNS) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

Genus plc (LON:GNS – Get Free Report)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 2,007 and last traded at GBX 2,012, with a volume of 147657 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,060.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,350 price target on shares of Genus in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Genus presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 3,216.67.

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Genus Stock Down 3.2%

The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 2,271.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 2,569.03. The company has a quick ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.73. The firm has a market cap of £1.32 billion, a PE ratio of 28.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.90.

Insider Buying and Selling at Genus

In other Genus news, insider Jorgen Kokke sold 3,450 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,267, for a total transaction of £78,211.50. Also, insider Celia Baxter purchased 2,336 shares of Genus stock in a transaction on Friday, June 26th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 2,140 per share, for a total transaction of £49,990.40. Insiders own 0.71% of the company’s stock.

Genus Company Profile

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Genus plc operates as an animal genetics company in North America, Latin America, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Russia, Africa, and Asia. The company operates through three segments: Genus PIC, Genus ABS, and Genus Research and Development. It sells breeding pigs and semen to breed pigs with various characteristics for pork production under the PIC brand. The company also sells bull semen and embryos to breed calves with various characteristics for milk and beef production under the ABS, Genus, and Bovec brands.

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