Genus plc (LON:GNS - Get Free Report) was up 19.4% during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 1,714 ($20.85) and last traded at GBX 1,700.27 ($20.69). Approximately 4,525,729 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 667% from the average daily volume of 590,108 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,424 ($17.33).
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Genus in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th.
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Genus Stock Performance
The stock has a market cap of £1.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15,016.67, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.37. The firm's 50-day moving average price is GBX 1,641.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 1,781.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.54, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.80.
Genus Company Profile
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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.
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