Genuit Group (LON:GEN) Stock Price Up 0.6% - Here's Why

Genuit Group plc (LON:GEN - Get Free Report)'s stock price shot up 0.6% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 364 ($4.69) and last traded at GBX 361.98 ($4.67). 363,797 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 81% from the average session volume of 1,903,671 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 360 ($4.64).

Genuit Group Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 28.10. The company has a market cap of £794.94 million, a P/E ratio of 33.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 1.28. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 369.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 408.10.

Genuit Group (LON:GEN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported GBX 24.30 ($0.31) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Genuit Group had a net margin of 4.26% and a return on equity of 3.74%. On average, research analysts predict that Genuit Group plc will post 27.6836158 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Genuit Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be paid a GBX 8.40 ($0.11) dividend. This is a positive change from Genuit Group's previous dividend of $4.10. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 2.19%. Genuit Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 125.90%.

Genuit Group Company Profile

Genuit Group plc is the UK's largest provider of sustainable water, climate and ventilation products for the built environment. Genuit's solutions allow customers to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change and meet evolving sustainability regulations and targets. The Group is divided into three Business Units, each of which addresses specific challenges in the built environment: - Climate Management Solutions - Addressing the drivers for low carbon heating and cooling, and clean and healthy air ventilation.