Jorgen Kokke Sells 50,236 Shares of Genus (LON:GNS) Stock

Genus plc (LON:GNS) insider Jorgen Kokke sold 50,236 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,151, for a total value of £1,080,576.36.

Genus Price Performance

GNS stock traded up GBX 4 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 2,154. 565,982 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 780,717. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 2,219.71 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 2,354.38. The stock has a market cap of £1.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.34, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.90. Genus plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 1,943 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 3,220. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.02, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 2.22.

Genus (LON:GNS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The company reported GBX 110.30 earnings per share for the quarter. Genus had a return on equity of 44.90% and a net margin of 43.35%. Research analysts predict that Genus plc will post 70.9644323 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,350 target price on shares of Genus in a report on Thursday, September 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 3,216.67.

Genus Company Profile

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.