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GBX 1,514 -2.00 (-0.13%)
(As of 12/20/2024 12:01 PM ET)

GNS vs. IGG, CTY, SMWH, KYGA, CAR, PRP, STG, AUK, BAY, and PET

Should you be buying Genus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Genus include IG Group (IGG), City of London (CTY), WH Smith (SMWH), Kerry Group (KYGA), Carclo (CAR), Prime People (PRP), Strip Tinning (STG), Aukett Swanke Group (AUK), Bay Capital (BAY), and Petrel Resources (PET). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.

Genus vs.

IG Group (LON:IGG) and Genus (LON:GNS) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and profitability.

IG Group received 89 more outperform votes than Genus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.54% of users gave Genus an outperform vote while only 66.22% of users gave IG Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
IG GroupOutperform Votes
441
66.22%
Underperform Votes
225
33.78%
GenusOutperform Votes
352
70.54%
Underperform Votes
147
29.46%

69.6% of IG Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Genus shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of IG Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Genus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

IG Group has higher revenue and earnings than Genus. IG Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
IG Group£954.50M3.65£307.70M£0.781,244.87
Genus£668.80M1.48£7.90M£0.1212,616.67

IG Group has a net margin of 32.24% compared to Genus' net margin of 1.18%. IG Group's return on equity of 15.76% beat Genus' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
IG Group32.24% 15.76% 10.37%
Genus 1.18%0.43%3.31%

IG Group has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genus has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

IG Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 982.33, indicating a potential upside of 1.17%. Genus has a consensus price target of GBX 2,150, indicating a potential upside of 42.01%. Given Genus' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Genus is more favorable than IG Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
IG Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Genus
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, IG Group had 1 more articles in the media than Genus. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for IG Group and 0 mentions for Genus. IG Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Genus'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
IG Group Neutral
Genus Neutral

IG Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Genus pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. IG Group pays out 5,897.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Genus pays out 26,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. IG Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

IG Group beats Genus on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GNS vs. The Competition

MetricGenusBiotechnology IndustryMedical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£992.73M£164.65M£5.13B£1.77B
Dividend Yield1.56%3.64%4.93%10.92%
P/E Ratio12,616.67114.6689.581,710.64
Price / Sales1.4818,239.951,115.01362,623.66
Price / Cash50.5612.7542.8236.68
Price / Book1.818.504.802.85
Net Income£7.90M-£20.67M£120.04M£153.33M
7 Day Performance-7.34%-1.06%-1.91%-1.86%
1 Month Performance-7.91%136.63%11.48%16.75%
1 Year Performance-30.55%137.44%30.59%27.62%

Genus Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GNS
Genus
1.4639 of 5 stars
GBX 1,514
-0.1%
GBX 2,150
+42.0%
-30.2%£992.73M£668.80M12,616.67480
IGG
IG Group
0.5691 of 5 stars
GBX 977.24
+1.2%
GBX 982.33
+0.5%
+29.6%£3.51B£954.50M1,240.382,754News Coverage
CTY
City of London
N/AGBX 434.50
-0.2%
N/A+3.9%£2.15B£140.56M1,742.00N/A
SMWH
WH Smith
0.897 of 5 stars
GBX 1,191
-1.4%
GBX 1,456.67
+22.3%
-14.3%£1.56B£1.86B2,465.3114,935Gap Up
KYGA
Kerry Group
N/AGBX 90.60
-0.8%
N/A+20.7%£154.16M£7.78B24.4121,000
CAR
Carclo
N/AGBX 28
-4.8%
N/A+176.2%£20.56M£132.67M-700.001,059News Coverage
High Trading Volume
PRP
Prime People
N/AGBX 67
-10.1%
N/A+0.0%£8.15M£19.72M10.9813,100Gap Down
STG
Strip Tinning
N/AGBX 37
-9.8%
N/A-9.4%£6.75M£9.96M-232.354,060Gap Down
AUK
Aukett Swanke Group
N/AGBX 1.58
+1.9%
N/A+93.8%£5.39M£19.11M-155.0032,200
BAY
Bay Capital
N/AGBX 4.10
flat
N/AN/A£2.87MN/A-205.002
PET
Petrel Resources
N/AGBX 1.55
+15.7%
N/A-51.8%£2.85MN/A-7.1790Gap Up

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This page (LON:GNS) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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