Genie Energy (GNE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Genie Energy Ltd. is an energy services company that supplies electricity and natural gas to residential and small-business customers, primarily through retail energy operations in deregulated markets. Its retail businesses market energy plans and related services directly to consumers and businesses, offering alternatives to traditional utility supply arrangements.

The company’s activities also include renewable energy and energy-related services. Through its renewable energy operations, Genie Energy develops and markets solar power solutions, while its energy services businesses provide brokerage, consulting and other support designed to help customers manage their energy needs.

Genie Energy was formed in 2011 as a spin-off from IDT Corporation and is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. The company serves customers in the United States and has also conducted retail energy activities in international markets, including Japan. Howard Jonas serves as executive chairman, and Michael Stein is the company’s chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.50 to $16.80
• 50-Day Range: $14.43 to $16.91
• 52-Week Range: $12.69 to $17.11
• Volume: 75,835 shs
• Average Volume: 71,027 shs
• Market Capitalization: $439.02 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.80%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Genie Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Genie Energy scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 92nd out of 98 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Genie Energy has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Genie Energy has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Genie Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.81. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.54% of the float of Genie Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Genie Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.58.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Genie Energy has recently decreased by 7.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Genie Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 1.80%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Genie Energy is 37.04%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

Genie Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.47. 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 Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Genie Energy this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for GNE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

18.50% of the stock of Genie Energy is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.15% of the stock of Genie Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 8/24 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/24 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/24/2026
• Today: 10/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GNE
• CIK: 1528356
• Web: www.genie.com
• Phone: (973) 438-3500
• Fax: 973-438-1256
• Employees: 139
• Year Founded: 2011

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.81
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $24.01 million
• Net Margins: 5.05%
• Pretax Margin: 6.43%
• Return on Equity: 12.80%
• Return on Assets: 7.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.03
• Current Ratio: 2.89
• Quick Ratio: 2.75

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $501.97 million
• Price / Sales: 0.87
• Cash Flow: $1.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.59
• Book Value: $9.23 per share
• Price / Book: 1.81

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 26,320,000
• Free Float: 21,451,000
• Market Cap: $439.02 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.16