Genesco Inc’s Market Journey: Closing Weak at 24.38, Down -30.84

Ulysses Smith

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The closing price of Genesco Inc (NYSE: GCO) was $24.38 for the day, down -30.84% from the previous closing price of $35.25. In other words, the price has decreased by -$30.84 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.75 million shares were traded. GCO stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.5 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $22.0501.

Ratios:

Our analysis of GCO’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.01. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.30 and its Current Ratio is at 1.58. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.19 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.92.

On May 28, 2025, Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $23.

B. Riley Securities Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on March 05, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $43 to $31.

Insider Transactions:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 05 ’25 when Fund 1 Investments, LLC sold 25,000 shares for $23.26 per share. The transaction valued at 581,500 led to the insider holds 1,072,850 shares of the business.

Fund 1 Investments, LLC sold 12,000 shares of GCO for $248,759 on Mar 28 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 1,097,850 shares after completing the transaction at $20.73 per share. On Mar 20 ’25, another insider, SANDFORT GREGORY A, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 10,974 shares for $22.92 each. As a result, the insider paid 251,524 and bolstered with 26,754 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GCO now has a Market Capitalization of 263192448 and an Enterprise Value of 929628736. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.394 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.583.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for GCO is 1.78, which has changed by -0.13919413 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12469888 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GCO has reached a high of $44.80, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.19. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -20.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.82%.

Shares Statistics:

GCO traded an average of 123.32K shares per day over the past three months and 174850 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 10.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 9.82M. Insiders hold about 9.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.94% stake in the company. Shares short for GCO as of 1763078400 were 1030986 with a Short Ratio of 8.36, compared to 1760486400 on 979246. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1030986 and a Short% of Float of 13.91.