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Genworth Financial (NYSE:GNW) Reaches New 12-Month High - Here's What Happened

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Key Points

  • Genworth Financial's stock reached a new 52-week high at $8.74, with a trading volume of over 3.7 million shares.
  • Despite a recent upgrade from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raising the price target to $9.50, analysts' consensus rating remains a "Buy."
  • The company reported a $0.16 EPS for the last quarter, significantly exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.05.
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Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE:GNW - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $8.74 and last traded at $8.68, with a volume of 3702001 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $8.61.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on GNW. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Genworth Financial from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on shares of Genworth Financial from $9.00 to $9.50 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $9.50.

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Genworth Financial Trading Down 0.1%

The stock has a market cap of $3.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.06 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a current ratio of 0.29. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $7.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $7.26.

Genworth Financial (NYSE:GNW - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $1.80 billion during the quarter. Genworth Financial had a net margin of 2.61% and a return on equity of 1.91%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Genworth Financial news, CEO Rohit Gupta sold 86,406 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.68, for a total transaction of $750,004.08. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 794,630 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,897,388.40. The trade was a 9.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.80% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Genworth Financial during the 2nd quarter worth $44,000. Byrne Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Genworth Financial by 69.5% during the 1st quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC now owns 7,595 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 3,115 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Genworth Financial by 140.3% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,063 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 4,708 shares during the period. Abel Hall LLC bought a new stake in shares of Genworth Financial during the 1st quarter worth $71,000. Finally, Blueshift Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Genworth Financial during the 1st quarter worth $71,000. Institutional investors own 81.85% of the company's stock.

About Genworth Financial

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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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