Barclays PLC Has $5.88 Million Stake in Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE:GNW)

Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE:GNW - Free Report) by 13.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 841,502 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 96,649 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned 0.20% of Genworth Financial worth $5,882,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Genworth Financial by 30.1% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,947,016 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $13,337,000 after buying an additional 450,329 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Genworth Financial by 17.2% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,838 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $76,000 after acquiring an additional 1,591 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in Genworth Financial by 28.5% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 24,438 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $167,000 after purchasing an additional 5,420 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in shares of Genworth Financial by 85.3% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 22,107 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $155,000 after purchasing an additional 10,174 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EMC Capital Management raised its holdings in shares of Genworth Financial by 1,562.5% during the 4th quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 37,771 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $264,000 after buying an additional 35,499 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.85% of the company's stock.

Genworth Financial Price Performance

Genworth Financial stock traded up $0.07 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $6.87. The company's stock had a trading volume of 7,420,803 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,693,059. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $6.73 and a 200-day moving average price of $7.02. Genworth Financial, Inc. has a 52 week low of $5.87 and a 52 week high of $7.90. The company has a current ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The stock has a market cap of $2.86 billion, a PE ratio of 10.10 and a beta of 0.95.

Genworth Financial (NYSE:GNW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 18th. The financial services provider reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by ($0.14). The firm had revenue of $1.82 billion for the quarter. Genworth Financial had a return on equity of 2.96% and a net margin of 4.10%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.51) EPS.

About Genworth Financial

Genworth Financial, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides mortgage and long-term care insurance products in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Enact, Long-Term Care Insurance, and Life and Annuities. The Enact segment offers private mortgage insurance products primarily insuring prime-based, individually underwritten residential mortgage loans; and pool mortgage insurance products.