Genus (LON:GNS) Price Target Raised to GBX 2,900 at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Key Points

• Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised its price target for Genus (LON:GNS) from GBX 2,550 to GBX 2,900, indicating a potential upside of 11.01% from the previous close.
• Shore Capital also maintained a "buy" rating and set the same price target of GBX 2,900 for Genus stock, which currently has an average rating of "Buy" among analysts.
• As of the latest trading day, Genus shares opened at GBX 2,612.27, and the company reported GBX 81.80 EPS in its most recent earnings announcement.

Genus (LON:GNS - Free Report) had its price target hoisted by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from GBX 2,550 to GBX 2,900 in a report published on Monday, Marketbeat.com reports. They currently have a buy rating on the stock.

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 2,900 price target on shares of Genus in a report on Thursday, September 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 2,900.

Genus Price Performance

Shares of Genus stock traded down GBX 25 during trading on Monday, reaching GBX 2,450. 540,827 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 256,822. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.12, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.80. Genus has a 1-year low of GBX 1,424 and a 1-year high of GBX 3,228.80. The company has a market cap of £1.61 billion, a P/E ratio of -39,516.13, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.37. The firm's 50-day moving average price is GBX 2,538.66 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 2,132.15.

Genus (LON:GNS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The company reported GBX 81.80 EPS for the quarter. Genus had a return on equity of 1.41% and a net margin of 1.18%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Genus will post 70.9644323 earnings per share for the current year.

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.