Genuit Group (GEN) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Genuit Group plc develops, manufactures, and sells water, climate, and ventilation management solutions in the United Kingdom, rest of the Europe, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Sustainable Building Solutions, Water Management Solutions, and Climate Management Solutions. It offers above and below ground drainage systems, rainwater solutions, and various plastic hot and cold plumbing products, as well as commercial ventilation, underfloor heating, and plastic plumbing systems. The company also provides underfloor heating and renewable solutions; ventilation products; roofing, floor and wall ventilation, cavity trays and barriers, loft access doors, and a range of access panels and drainage products; filters, scale reducers, and commercial MagnaClean products; and valves and fitting products. In addition, it offers rainwater store and re-use, engineered drainage and water supply systems, and stormwater solutions; design and offsite fabrication services; rainwater storage, attenuation, and reuse products and systems; underneath synthetic and grass sports pitches; and glass reinforced polyester profiles and mouldings. Further, the company provides surface water management systems; sewer systems; and cable protection products for roads and highways, power, ports and harbors, and rail and commercial infrastructure. It offers its products for use in the residential, commercial, civil, infrastructure, and public non-housing sectors. The company was formerly known as Polypipe Group plc and changed its name to Genuit Group plc in April 2021. Genuit Group plc was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Leeds, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 386 to 396
• 50-Day Range: 387 to 511
• 52-Week Range: 374.20 to 518
• Volume: 2.12 million shs
• Average Volume: 638,422 shs
• Market Capitalization: £975.50 million
• P/E Ratio: 3,870.00
• Dividend Yield: 3.07%
• Price Target: GBX 512.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Genuit Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Genuit Group scored higher than 41% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Genuit Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Genuit Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Genuit Group is 3,870.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 134.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Genuit Group is 3,870.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 524.78.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Genuit Group has a PEG Ratio of 3.23. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Genuit Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.55. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GEN.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Genuit Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.49%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Genuit Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Genuit Group is 12,000.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GEN.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Genuit Group has a news sentiment score of 0.48. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.30 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

Search Interest

Only 8 people have searched for GEN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -11% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Genuit Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.54% of the stock of Genuit Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.14% of the stock of Genuit Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GEN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GEN shares performed this year?

Genuit Group's stock was trading at GBX 403.50 at the beginning of the year. Since then, GEN stock has decreased by 3.0% and is now trading at GBX 391.50.
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How do I buy shares of Genuit Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Genuit Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Genuit Group investors own include Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), AutoZone (AZO), BP (BP), Intel (INTC), TJX Companies (TJX) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/2 Dividend: 8/29/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/02/2024
• Today: 12/18/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Building Products & Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: LON:GEN
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.polypipe.com
• Phone: 44 1709 770 000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,700
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 512.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 545
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 480
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3,915.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.14
• P/E Growth: 3.23
• Net Income: £23.60 million
• Net Margins: 4.26%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 3.75%
• Return on Assets: 4.59%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 28.10
• Current Ratio: 1.47
• Quick Ratio: 1.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £554.10 million
• Price / Sales: 1.76
• Cash Flow: GBX 26.95 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.53
• Book Value: GBX 253 per share
• Price / Book: 1.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 249,170,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £975.50 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.28