Genus (LON:GNS) Share Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Genus plc (LON:GNS) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,805.17 ($24.28) and traded as high as GBX 1,972 ($26.52). Genus shares last traded at GBX 1,960 ($26.36), with a volume of 236,537 shares trading hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Genus in a report on Wednesday, April 30th.

Genus Stock Up 1.0%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 1.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.12. The company has a market capitalization of £1.28 billion, a PE ratio of 162.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.37. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 1,921.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 1,805.17.

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.