Zacks Research Brokers Increase Earnings Estimates for Genpact Limited (NYSE:G)

Genpact Limited (NYSE:G - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Genpact in a report issued on Monday, April 8th. Zacks Research analyst S. Dey now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.71 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.67. The consensus estimate for Genpact's current full-year earnings is $2.70 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Genpact's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.19 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on G. Citigroup boosted their price target on Genpact from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 17th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of Genpact in a research note on Friday, February 9th. Mizuho began coverage on Genpact in a research note on Tuesday, January 30th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $40.00 price objective on the stock. StockNews.com lowered Genpact from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, April 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Genpact from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Friday, February 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $40.11.

Genpact Stock Performance

G traded down $0.60 on Wednesday, hitting $31.76. 1,891,938 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,539,944. Genpact has a 52 week low of $29.41 and a 52 week high of $45.99. The company has a current ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.73 billion, a PE ratio of 9.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.07. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $34.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $34.53.

Genpact (NYSE:G - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 8th. The business services provider reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.03. Genpact had a return on equity of 23.19% and a net margin of 14.10%. The business had revenue of $1.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.12 billion.

Genpact Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Investors of record on Monday, March 11th were given a $0.153 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 8th. This represents a $0.61 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.93%. This is a boost from Genpact's previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. Genpact's dividend payout ratio is currently 17.78%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Genpact news, SVP Heather White sold 11,450 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.00, for a total transaction of $412,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 21,175 shares in the company, valued at approximately $762,300. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.80% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Genpact

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in Genpact by 57.2% in the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 18,403 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $801,000 after purchasing an additional 6,699 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in Genpact by 16.8% during the first quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 23,398 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,031,000 after acquiring an additional 3,364 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in Genpact by 0.3% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,683,950 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $73,273,000 after acquiring an additional 5,331 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in Genpact by 6.2% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 104,775 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $4,560,000 after acquiring an additional 6,151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aviva PLC acquired a new stake in Genpact during the first quarter worth approximately $2,219,000. Institutional investors own 96.03% of the company's stock.

Genpact Company Profile

Genpact Limited provides business process outsourcing and information technology services in India, rest of Asia, North and Latin America, and Europe. It operates through three segments: Financial services; Consumer and Healthcare; and High Tech and Manufacturing. The Financial Services segment offers retail customer onboarding, customer service, collections, card servicing operations, loan and payment operations, commercial loan, equipment and auto loan, mortgage origination, compliance services, reporting and monitoring, and wealth management operations support; financial crime and risk management services; and underwriting support, new business processing, policy administration, claims management, catastrophe modeling and actuarial services, as well as property and casualty claims.