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

Genus (LON:GNS) had its price objective increased by investment analysts at Berenberg Bank from GBX 3,050 to GBX 3,250 in a research note issued to investors on Friday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Berenberg Bank’s price target suggests a potential upside of 14.64% from the company’s previous close.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on GNS. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Genus from GBX 2,900 to GBX 3,100 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Shore Capital upped their target price on shares of Genus from GBX 2,900 to GBX 3,000 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Genus has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 3,116.67.

Genus Trading Up 7.8%

LON GNS opened at GBX 2,835 on Friday. The company has a market cap of £1.88 billion, a PE ratio of 98.10, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.12. Genus has a 12 month low of GBX 1,548 and a 12 month high of GBX 3,228.80. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 2,548.09 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,513.87.

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.