Barclays PLC raised its stake in shares of Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE:GNW - Free Report) by 13.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 841,502 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 96,649 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned 0.20% of Genworth Financial worth $5,882,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Genworth Financial by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. now owns 25,949,469 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $181,387,000 after purchasing an additional 934,175 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in shares of Genworth Financial by 8.8% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 7,220,342 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $50,470,000 after acquiring an additional 582,147 shares during the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Genworth Financial by 70.2% during the fourth quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 5,567,978 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $38,920,000 after acquiring an additional 2,296,538 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Genworth Financial by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,195,012 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $36,313,000 after purchasing an additional 99,120 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Genworth Financial by 37.2% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,671,573 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $18,674,000 after purchasing an additional 724,557 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.85% of the company's stock.
Genworth Financial Trading Up 0.8 %
Shares of NYSE:GNW traded up $0.05 during trading on Thursday, hitting $6.91. 2,331,589 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,711,772. The company has a current ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm has a market cap of $2.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.20 and a beta of 0.95. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $6.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $7.02. Genworth Financial, Inc. has a 1-year low of $5.87 and a 1-year high of $7.90.
Genworth Financial (NYSE:GNW - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by ($0.09). Genworth Financial had a return on equity of 2.96% and a net margin of 4.10%. The company had revenue of $1.76 billion for the quarter.
Genworth Financial Company Profile
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Genworth Financial, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides mortgage and long-term care insurance products in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Enact, Long-Term Care Insurance, and Life and Annuities. The Enact segment offers private mortgage insurance products primarily insuring prime-based, individually underwritten residential mortgage loans; and pool mortgage insurance products.
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