NYSE:GCOGenesco Stock Price, Forecast & News

Genesco's stock was trading at $24.11 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, GCO shares have decreased by 39.9% and is now trading at $14.49.
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4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Genesco in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Genesco is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, September 4th 2020.
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Genesco Inc. (NYSE:GCO) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June, 9th. The company reported ($3.65) EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($2.52) by $1.13. The firm had revenue of $279.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $306.47 million. Genesco had a negative net margin of 4.03% and a positive return on equity of 2.57%. The company's revenue was down 43.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.36 EPS.
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Genesco declared that its board has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Friday, May 3rd 2019, which permits the company to buyback $100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 11.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

4 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Genesco's shares. Their forecasts range from $26.00 to $53.00. On average, they expect Genesco's stock price to reach $35.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 146.7% from the stock's current price.
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Press coverage about GCO stock has trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Genesco earned a news sentiment score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.
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Genesco saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,120,000 shares, an increase of 11.0% from the June 30th total of 1,910,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 386,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.5 days. Currently, 15.4% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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Genesco trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GCO."

Genesco's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (1.27%), Foundry Partners LLC (1.18%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.64%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.55%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.29%) and UBS Group AG (0.16%). Company insiders that own Genesco stock include Daniel E Ewoldsen, Kathleen Mason, Mario Gallione, Marty G Dickens, Robert J Dennis and Thurgood Marshall Jr.
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GCO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, New York State Teachers Retirement System, and Pacer Advisors Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Genesco company stock in the last year include Daniel E Ewoldsen, and Kathleen Mason.
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GCO stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SG Americas Securities LLC, Foundry Partners LLC, UBS Group AG, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc., and Comerica Bank.
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Shares of GCO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of GCO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.49.

Genesco has a market capitalization of $212.71 million and generates $2.20 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $61.38 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.58 on an earnings per share basis. Genesco employs 22,050 workers across the globe.

The official website for Genesco is www.genesco.com.

Genesco's mailing address is Genesco Park 1415 Murfreesboro Pike, NASHVILLE TN, 37217. The company can be reached via phone at 615-367-7000 or via email at [email protected]