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.
Genus (LON:GNS) and IG Group (LON:IGG) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment and dividends.
In the previous week, IG Group had 4 more articles in the media than Genus. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for IG Group and 3 mentions for Genus. IG Group's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Genus' score of 0.11 indicating that IG Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
IG Group received 90 more outperform votes than Genus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.54% of users gave Genus an outperform vote while only 66.27% of users gave IG Group an outperform vote.
Genus has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IG Group has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Genus presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,150, indicating a potential upside of 20.93%. IG Group has a consensus target price of GBX 982.33, indicating a potential downside of 6.43%. Given Genus' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Genus is more favorable than IG Group.
77.8% of Genus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of IG Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Genus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of IG Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Genus pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. IG Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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 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. IG Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
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.
Summary
IG Group beats Genus on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:GNS) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
