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After finishing at $6.98 in the prior trading day, Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE: GNW) closed at $6.88, down -1.43%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.55 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GNW by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.17 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.17.
On May 05, 2016, Compass Point reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $5.50 to $5.25.
Compass Point reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on February 08, 2016, while the target price for the stock was revised from $7.50 to $5.50.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 26 ’24 when McInerney Thomas J sold 150,000 shares for $6.88 per share. The transaction valued at 1,031,700 led to the insider holds 4,532,954 shares of the business.
McInerney Thomas J bought 150,000 shares of GNW for $1,031,721 on Aug 26 ’24.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Genworth’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.23. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 13.17. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.33.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, GNW has reached a high of $7.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.08%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.19%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 415.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 405.40M. Insiders hold about 2.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.53% stake in the company.
