Genus (LON:GNS) Price Target Raised to GBX 3,250 at Berenberg Bank

Genus (LON:GNS) had its price objective upped by stock analysts at Berenberg Bank from GBX 3,050 to GBX 3,250 in a report released on Friday, MarketBeat reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Berenberg Bank’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 16.24% from the stock’s current price.

GNS has been the topic of several other reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on Genus from GBX 2,900 to GBX 3,100 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Shore Capital lifted their price objective on Genus from GBX 2,900 to GBX 3,000 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 3,116.67.

Genus Price Performance

GNS stock traded up GBX 165.95 during trading on Friday, hitting GBX 2,795.95. 531,870 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 340,815. The stock has a market cap of £1.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 96.75, a P/E/G ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.37. Genus has a one year low of GBX 1,548 and a one year high of GBX 3,228.80. The company has a current ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.12. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 2,538.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 2,504.95.

Genus Company Profile

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. The company also sells bull semen and embryos to breed calves with various characteristics for milk and beef production under the ABS, Genus, and Bovec brands.