Genus (LON:GNS) Insider Celia Baxter Purchases 1,728 Shares

Genus plc (LON:GNS) insider Celia Baxter acquired 1,728 shares of Genus stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 2,893 per share, with a total value of £49,991.04.

Genus Trading Up 2.6%

Shares of GNS opened at GBX 2,915 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.12. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 2,845.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 2,648.45. Genus plc has a twelve month low of GBX 1,548 and a twelve month high of GBX 3,220. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 100.87, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.37.

Genus (LON:GNS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported GBX 60.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Genus had a net margin of 1.18% and a return on equity of 1.41%. On average, research analysts predict that Genus plc will post 70.9644323 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

GNS has been the topic of several research reports. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,350 target price on shares of Genus in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Genus from GBX 3,100 to GBX 3,300 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Shore Capital Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,000 target price on shares of Genus in a report on Friday, January 16th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 3,216.67.

About Genus

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.