Media stories about Genworth Financial (NYSE:GNW) have trended somewhat positive on Saturday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Genworth Financial earned a daily sentiment score of 0.21 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned press coverage about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.2499431397875 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the immediate future.
These are some of the news stories that may have impacted Accern Sentiment’s scoring:
- Genworth Financial Inc (GNW) Cut to “Strong Sell” at BidaskClub (currenthollywood.com)
- Daily Technical Summary Reports on Insurance Stocks — Genworth Financial, ING Groep, Lincoln National, and MetLife (markets.businessinsider.com)
- The Genworth Financial Inc (GNW) Upgraded to Sell at BidaskClub (famososartistas.com)
- Analysts Set Genworth Financial Inc (GNW) Price Target at $3.86 (fishinghd.com)
- Genworth Financial Inc (GNW) Downgraded by BidaskClub to “Strong Sell” (techkenyot.com)
Shares of Genworth Financial (NYSE GNW) opened at 3.45 on Friday. Genworth Financial has a 12 month low of $3.22 and a 12 month high of $5.27. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $3.50 and its 200-day moving average is $3.75. The company’s market cap is $1.72 billion.
Genworth Financial (NYSE:GNW) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 1st. The financial services provider reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.14 billion. Genworth Financial had a negative net margin of 1.66% and a negative return on equity of 1.63%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.39 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Genworth Financial will post $1.03 earnings per share for the current year.
GNW has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Genworth Financial in a report on Tuesday, May 2nd. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Genworth Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $4.25 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, May 4th. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Genworth Financial from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, June 2nd. Finally, BidaskClub raised shares of Genworth Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $4.17.
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About Genworth Financial
Genworth Financial, Inc (Genworth) is a financial security company. The Company provides insurance, wealth management, investment and financial solutions. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had more than 15 million customers, with a presence in more than 25 countries. The Company operates in Insurance, Mortgage Insurance and Corporate and Runoff.
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