Genus’ (GNS) “Not Rated” Rating Reaffirmed at Shore Capital

Shore Capital reiterated their not rated rating on shares of Genus (LON:GNS) in a research report sent to investors on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports.

Genus Stock Performance

GNS opened at GBX 1,680 ($21.10) on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.54. The company’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 1,949.67 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 1,835.82. Genus has a 1-year low of GBX 1,478 ($18.56) and a 1-year high of GBX 2,378 ($29.87). The company has a market cap of £1.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14,000.00, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.37.

Genus Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be issued a dividend of GBX 21.70 ($0.27) per share. This is an increase from Genus’s previous dividend of $10.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 7th. This represents a yield of 1.21%. Genus’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26,666.67%.

Insider Transactions at Genus

In related news, insider Jorgen Kokke sold 2,186 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,956 ($24.57), for a total transaction of £42,758.16 ($53,702.79). Also, insider Iain Ferguson purchased 3,000 shares of Genus stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 5th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,800 ($22.61) per share, with a total value of £54,000 ($67,822.16). Company insiders own 0.75% of the company’s stock.

About Genus

Genus plc operates as an animal genetics company in North America, Latin America, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Russia, Africa, and Asia. The company operates through three segments: Genus PIC, Genus ABS, and Genus Research and Development. It sells breeding pigs and semen to breed pigs with various characteristics for pork production under the PIC brand.