Genel Energy (GENL) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Genel Energy is a socially responsible oil producer with a low-cost and low-carbon production asset in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and exploration assets in Oman, Morocco and Somaliland and listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: GENL, LEI: 549300IVCJDWC3LR8F94). Genel’s strategy is designed to build a business with resilient and diversified cash flows that delivers sustainable value to shareholders, and with the aim of restarting the payment of a regular dividend.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 51.80 to 52.40
• 50-Day Range: 50.50 to 72
• 52-Week Range: 48.28 to 103
• Volume: 160,618 shs
• Average Volume: 358,834 shs
• Market Capitalization: £181.27 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 28.74%
• Price Target: GBX 92
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Genel Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Genel Energy scored higher than 57% 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

Genel Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Genel Energy has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Genel Energy is -8.56, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Genel Energy is -8.56, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Genel Energy, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Genel Energy has a P/B Ratio of 0.36. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 GENL.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Genel Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 14.38%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Genel Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GENL.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Genel Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.36. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Genel Energy this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

68.09% of the stock of Genel Energy is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 1.79% of the stock of Genel Energy is held by institutions.

GENL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GENL shares performed this year?

Genel Energy's stock was trading at GBX 66 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, GENL stock has decreased by 20.9% and is now trading at GBX 52.20.
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How do I buy shares of Genel Energy?

Shares of GENL 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 Genel Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Genel Energy investors own include Casino, Guichard-Perrachon Societe Anonyme (COP), Premier Oil (PMO), Input Capital (INP), EnQuest (ENQ), Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), Falcon Oil & Gas (FO) and Sound Energy (SOU).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:GENL
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.genelenergy.com
• Phone: +44-20-76595100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 118
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 92
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 92
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 92
• Potential Upside/Downside: +70.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (6.10)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.38
• P/E Growth: -0.03
• Net Income: -£26.39 million
• Net Margins: -58.24%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -5.17%
• Return on Assets: -0.66%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 59.32
• Current Ratio: 5.26
• Quick Ratio: 5.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £45.31 million
• Price / Sales: 4.13
• Cash Flow: GBX 59.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.90
• Book Value: GBX 143.50 per share
• Price / Book: 0.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 347,262,434
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £187.17 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.13