Despite Genworth Financial Inc [GNW]’s great opportunity, the stock is a bit overvalued

In yesterday’s Wall Street session, Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE:GNW) shares traded at $5.90, up 0.34% from the previous session.

2 analysts cover Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE:GNW), according to research data. The consensus rating among analysts is ‘Hold’. As we calculate the median target price by taking the range between a high of $6.00 and a low of $6.00, we find $6.00. Given the previous closing price of $5.88, this indicates a potential upside of 2.04 percent. GNW stock price is now 0.99% away from the 50-day moving average and 5.71% away from the 200-day moving average. The market capitalization of the company currently stands at $2.73B.

The stock has received a hold rating from 2 analysts and a buy rating from 0. Brokers who have rated the stock have averaged $6.00 as their price target over the next twelve months.

In other news, McInerney Thomas J, President and CEO; Director sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock on Aug 11. The stock was sold for $1,201,200 at an average price of $6.01. Upon completion of the transaction, the President and CEO; Director now directly owns 3,470,010 shares in the company, valued at $20.47 million. An SEC document containing details of the transaction can be found on the SEC’s website. On May 22, President and CEO; Director McInerney Thomas J sold 125,000 shares of the business’s stock. A total of $690,500 was realized by selling the stock at an average price of $5.52. This leaves the insider owning 4,649,974 shares of the company worth $27.43 million. Insiders disposed of 2,658,832 shares of company stock worth roughly $15.69 million over the past 1 year. A total of 1.54% of the company’s stock is owned by insiders.

There have been several recent changes in the stakes of large investors in GNW stock. A new stake in Genworth Financial Inc shares was purchased by GTS SECURITIES LLC during the first quarter worth $580,000. JUMP FINANCIAL, LLC invested $568,000 in shares of GNW during the first quarter. In the first quarter, GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP acquired a new stake in Genworth Financial Inc valued at approximately $345,000. PROSPERA FINANCIAL SERVICES INC acquired a new stake in GNW for approximately $308,000. CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC purchased a new stake in GNW valued at around $249,000 in the second quarter. In total, there are 430 active investors with 79.26% ownership of the company’s stock.

On Thursday morning Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE: GNW) stock kicked off with the opening price of $5.80. During the past 12 months, Genworth Financial Inc has had a low of $3.83 and a high of $6.40. According to the stock market information, the enterprise value for the company is $2.15B, which is based on a 6.13 price-to-earnings ratio, a 1.23 price-to-earnings-growth ratio, and a beta of 1.03. The fifty day moving average price for GNW is $5.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price translates $5.59 for the stock.

The latest earnings results from Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE: GNW) was released for Jun, 2023. According to the Insurance – Life Company, earnings per share came in at $0.29, beating analysts’ expectations of $0.17 by 0.12. This compares to $0.31 EPS in the same period last year. The net profit margin was 6.47% and return on equity was 4.91% for GNW. The company reported revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to $1.89 billion a year earlier. Comparatively to last year’s same quarter, the company’s quarterly revenue rose 0.26 percent. For the current quarter, analysts expect GNW to generate $1.96B in revenue.

Moreover, the firm recently paid out its quarterly dividend on 10/27/2008. Investors who held shares on 10/10/2008 were paid a $0.10 dividend.

Genworth Financial Inc(GNW) Company Profile

Genworth Financial, Inc. provides insurance products in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Enact, U.S. Life Insurance, and Runoff. The Enact segment offers mortgage insurance products primarily insuring prime-based, individually underwritten residential mortgage loans; and pool mortgage insurance products. The U.S. Life Insurance segment offers long-term care insurance products; and service traditional life insurance and fixed annuity products in the United States. The Runoff segment includes variable annuity, variable life insurance, and corporate-owned life insurance, as well as funding agreements. It distributes its products through sales force, in-house sales representatives, and digital marketing programs. The company was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

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