Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) Stock Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Genie Energy Ltd. (NYSE:GNEGet Free Report)’s share price passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $14.12 and traded as high as $14.77. Genie Energy shares last traded at $14.5760, with a volume of 117,598 shares.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on GNE shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Genie Energy from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Genie Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Genie Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

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Genie Energy Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 2.44, a current ratio of 2.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $384.82 million, a P/E ratio of 29.75 and a beta of 0.20. The company’s 50 day moving average is $14.18 and its 200-day moving average is $14.12.

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNEGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $100.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $104.57 million. Genie Energy had a net margin of 3.22% and a return on equity of 9.72%.

Genie Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, May 22nd were paid a dividend of $0.075 per share. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 22nd. Genie Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 61.22%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Genie Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GNE. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Genie Energy by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,208,916 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $18,073,000 after purchasing an additional 13,567 shares in the last quarter. J. Goldman & Co LP grew its position in Genie Energy by 325.4% in the 4th quarter. J. Goldman & Co LP now owns 805,317 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $11,097,000 after purchasing an additional 616,017 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its stake in Genie Energy by 9.7% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 523,427 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $7,213,000 after purchasing an additional 46,344 shares in the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. bought a new stake in Genie Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at $4,546,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in Genie Energy by 5.0% during the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 212,250 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $3,001,000 after buying an additional 10,044 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 49.15% of the company’s stock.

About Genie Energy

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Genie Energy Ltd. (NYSE: GNE) is a diversified energy holding company that operates through two primary segments: upstream oil and natural gas exploration and retail energy supply. Its exploration arm, Genie Energy E&P, pursues development of oil shale resources and conventional hydrocarbon deposits, holding licenses for projects in regions such as Israel’s Shefela basin and Jordan’s oil shale formations. The division also explores select opportunities in North America, leveraging technical partnerships to advance resource evaluation and pilot production programs.

Genie Retail Energy provides electricity and natural gas to residential and small commercial customers under regulated and deregulated frameworks.

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