Genuit Group (LON:GEN) Earns "Buy" Rating from Jefferies Financial Group

Genuit Group (LON:GEN - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating reissued by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a research note issued on Wednesday, Marketbeat.com reports. They currently have a GBX 366 price target on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group's target price suggests a potential upside of 37.80% from the company's previous close.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 440 price target on shares of Genuit Group in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Genuit Group from GBX 440 to GBX 450 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 440 price objective on shares of Genuit Group in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 407.20.

Genuit Group Stock Up 1.8%

GEN traded up GBX 4.60 during trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 265.60. 93,508 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,896,553. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.63, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.46. The stock's 50 day moving average price is GBX 272.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 290.36. Genuit Group has a twelve month low of GBX 239.32 and a twelve month high of GBX 390. The stock has a market cap of £669.52 million, a P/E ratio of 19.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 1.38.

Genuit Group (LON:GEN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported GBX 10.50 earnings per share for the quarter. Genuit Group had a net margin of 5.60% and a return on equity of 5.19%. Equities analysts expect that Genuit Group will post 27.68 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Genuit Group

In other news, insider Bronagh Kennedy acquired 9,050 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 296 per share, for a total transaction of £26,788. 4.23% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Genuit Group Company Profile

Genuit Group plc is the UK's largest provider of sustainable water, climate and ventilation products for the built environment. Genuit's solutions allow customers to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change and meet evolving sustainability regulations and targets. The Group is divided into three Business Units, each of which addresses specific challenges in the built environment: - Climate Management Solutions - Addressing the drivers for low carbon heating and cooling, and clean and healthy air ventilation.