Genus PLC (LSE:GNS) shares leapt almost 11% higher on Thursday morning after the livestock genetics group sealed a new China deal and announced a 24% increase in annual profits. The FTSE 250-listed group reported adjusted profit before tax of £74.3 million, up 38% at constant currency rates, boosted by broad-based growth across its porcine genetics business (PIC) and profitability improvements in bovine (ABS).
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Shore Capital has nudged up its valuation for animal genetics group Genus PLC (LSE:GNS), raising the fair value from 2,750p to 2,900p and sticking with a buy recommendation ahead of full-year results next month. The upgrade reflects stronger-than-expected cash conversion, faster debt reduction and improving margins, particularly in the bovine (ABS) division.
Genus PLC's (LSE:GNS) shares rose 7% following a strong trading update for the year ending June 2025. The animal genetics group reported underlying performance in line with expectations and highlighted double-digit profit growth in its PIC pig breeding business.
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Genus PLC (LSE:GNS) shares jumped 24% on Wednesday after the US Food and Drug Administration approved its gene-edited PRRS-resistant pigs for use in the American food chain, a decision analysts at Panmure Liberum called a “hugely significant landmark”. The move marks the first regulatory green light for a breakthrough genetic edit that aims to protect pigs from porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), one of the most damaging diseases in global pork production.
Shares in Genus PLC (LSE:GNS) surged 22% on Wednesday after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the company's gene-edited pigs for use in the American food supply. It marks a major breakthrough for the FTSE 250 animal genetics group, which has spent years developing pigs resistant to PRRS, a disease that has long plagued the global pork industry.