Genus (LON:GNS) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Genus (LON:GNS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported GBX 39.80 ($0.50) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Genus had a net margin of 1.18% and a return on equity of 1.41%.

Genus Stock Up 4.4 %

Shares of Genus stock opened at GBX 1,826.16 ($22.96) on Friday. Genus has a 52-week low of GBX 1,424 ($17.91) and a 52-week high of GBX 2,155 ($27.10). The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 1,709.29 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 1,798.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 1.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.12. The company has a market capitalization of £1.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 151.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.37.

Insider Transactions at Genus

In other Genus news, insider Jorgen Kokke sold 19,967 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,731 ($21.77), for a total value of £345,628.77 ($434,643.83). Insiders own 0.75% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Genus in a report on Wednesday, December 11th.

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.