Genus (LON:GNS) Sets New 52-Week High After Analyst Upgrade

Shares of Genus plc (LON:GNS - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday after Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on the stock from GBX 2,250 to GBX 2,550. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft currently has a buy rating on the stock. Genus traded as high as GBX 2,250 ($30.21) and last traded at GBX 2,236.20 ($30.03), with a volume of 91089 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,220 ($29.81).

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 2,750 ($36.93) price target on shares of Genus in a research report on Tuesday.

Genus Stock Down 0.8%

The company has a current ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.12. The company has a market capitalization of £1.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 198.94, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.37. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 2,064.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 1,876.20.

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.