Genuit Group (GEN) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Genuit Group plc is the UK's largest provider of sustainable water, climate and ventilation products for the built environment. Genuit's solutions allow customers to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change and meet evolving sustainability regulations and targets. The Group is divided into three Business Units, each of which addresses specific challenges in the built environment: - Climate Management Solutions - Addressing the drivers for low carbon heating and cooling, and clean and healthy air ventilation. - Water Management Solutions - Driving climate adaptation and resilience through integrated surface and drainage solutions. - Sustainable Building Solutions - Providing a range of construction solutions to reduce the carbon content of the built environment. Across these Business Units, Genuit's brands are some of the most well-established and innovative in the industry, including Polypipe, Nuaire and Adey. The Group primarily serves climate-driven building and construction markets in the UK, with an expanding presence in Europe, the Middle East and North America and sells to specific niches in the rest of the world. The Group was established in 1980 and has been listed on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange since 2014.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 357 to 361
• 50-Day Range: 360.89 to 405.50
• 52-Week Range: 301 to 513
• Volume: 28,841 shs
• Average Volume: 1.25 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £890.82 million
• P/E Ratio: 37.68
• Dividend Yield: 3.34%
• Price Target: GBX 506.67
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Genuit Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Genuit Group scored higher than 46% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Genuit Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Genuit Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Genuit Group is 37.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Genuit Group is 37.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.89.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Genuit Group has a PEG Ratio of 3.23. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Genuit Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.42. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GEN.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Genuit Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.28%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Genuit Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Genuit Group is 125.90%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GEN.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.59

News Sentiment

Genuit Group has a news sentiment score of 0.59. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Genuit Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for GEN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Genuit Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.54% of the stock of Genuit Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.14% of the stock of Genuit Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GEN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GEN shares performed this year?

Genuit Group's stock was trading at GBX 389.50 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, GEN stock has decreased by 7.8% and is now trading at GBX 359.16.

How were Genuit Group's earnings last quarter?

Genuit Group plc (LON:GEN) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 12th. The company reported $11.60 earnings per share for the quarter. Genuit Group had a net margin of 4.26% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.74%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Genuit Group?

Shares of GEN stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Genuit Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Genuit Group investors own include Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), AutoZone (AZO), BP (BP), Intel (INTC), TJX Companies (TJX), Adobe (ADBE) and Allied Gaming & Entertainment (AGAE).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/4 Dividend: 5/01/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/4 Dividend: 5/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/04/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/12/2025
• Today: 8/14/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Building Products & Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: LON:GEN
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.polypipe.com
• Phone: 44 1709 770 000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,700
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Genuit Group: GBX 506.67
• High Price Target: GBX 525
• Low Price Target: GBX 490
• Potential Upside/Downside: +40.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 9.53
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 37.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.04
• P/E Growth: 3.23
• Net Income: £23.57 million
• Net Margins: 4.26%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 3.74%
• Return on Assets: 4.59%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 28.10
• Current Ratio: 1.47
• Quick Ratio: 1.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £553.28 million
• Price / Sales: 1.62
• Cash Flow: GBX 24.85 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.53
• Book Value: GBX 252.46 per share
• Price / Book: 1.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 248,030,058
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £895.12 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.28