Liberum Capital Restated Hold Rating For Genus PLC (LON:GNS); Strategic Wealth Advisors Groupinc Lifted By $11.71 Million Its Facebook (FB) Stake

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Genus PLC (LON:GNS) had its stock rating noted as Hold by research professionals at Liberum Capital. This was revealed to clients and investors in a research report on Tuesday, 22 May.

Strategic Wealth Advisors Groupinc increased Facebook Inc (FB) stake by 304.84% reported in 2017Q4 SEC filing. Strategic Wealth Advisors Groupinc acquired 66,515 shares as Facebook Inc (FB)’s stock declined 14.10%. The Strategic Wealth Advisors Groupinc holds 88,335 shares with $15.59 million value, up from 21,820 last quarter. Facebook Inc now has $534.03 billion valuation. The stock increased 0.99% or $1.81 during the last trading session, reaching $184.49. About 11.56M shares traded. Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has risen 8.48% since May 22, 2017 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 3.07% the S&P500.

Since December 7, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 54 selling transactions for $2.31 billion activity. Zuckerberg Mark had sold 440,000 shares worth $80.87 million on Monday, February 26. $221.33M worth of Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) shares were sold by Koum Jan. Sandberg Sheryl had sold 55,000 shares worth $9.18M on Wednesday, April 18. Schroepfer Michael Todd had sold 38,024 shares worth $6.94M on Tuesday, March 13. 16,500 shares were sold by Stretch Colin, worth $2.88 million on Wednesday, May 2. 17,830 Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) shares with value of $3.29M were sold by FISCHER DAVID B.. The insider Wehner David M. sold 14,901 shares worth $2.66M.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.21 in 2017 Q4. Its up 0.06, from 1.15 in 2017Q3. It is positive, as 57 investors sold FB shares while 621 reduced holdings. 147 funds opened positions while 670 raised stakes. 1.61 billion shares or 1.26% less from 1.63 billion shares in 2017Q3 were reported. Asset Mngmt owns 5,362 shares for 0.57% of their portfolio. Lynch In holds 0.1% of its portfolio in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) for 1,562 shares. Fiera Cap has 64,434 shares. Davenport Co Limited Co has 338,030 shares. Bridges Investment Mgmt Incorporated holds 55,486 shares or 0.79% of its portfolio. Ctc Limited Liability holds 0.04% of its portfolio in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) for 128,317 shares. Peoples Fincl Services reported 410 shares. Compton Mgmt Ri reported 15,928 shares stake. Aspiriant Ltd Liability accumulated 2.23% or 43,076 shares. Third Point Limited Co stated it has 3.40M shares or 4.33% of all its holdings. Commercial Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia) Limited owns 24,610 shares for 1.88% of their portfolio. 32,591 were reported by Hudson Valley Advsr Inc Adv. Schnieders Cap Management Limited Liability Co holds 1.16% of its portfolio in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) for 15,901 shares. 24,828 were reported by Reynders Mcveigh Cap Management Ltd Com. 78,191 are owned by Pinnacle Assoc.

More notable recent Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released: “Facebook: Valuation Update After Quarterly Results With DCF Model” on May 21, 2018, also Livetradingnews.com with their article: “Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) Stock Consolidating” published on May 21, 2018, Livetradingnews.com published: “Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) Under Siege, Progressives Want it Broken Up” on May 21, 2018. More interesting news about Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) were released by: Nasdaq.com and their article: “Thursday’s Vital Data: Facebook, Inc. (FB), Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA)” published on May 17, 2018 as well as Seekingalpha.com‘s news article titled: “Alphabet: Has Google’s Growth Slowed?” with publication date: May 21, 2018.

Strategic Wealth Advisors Groupinc decreased Vanguard Index Fds (VNQ) stake by 19,931 shares to 17,311 valued at $1.38 million in 2017Q4. It also reduced Ishares Tr (IYR) stake by 19,863 shares and now owns 41,171 shares. Goldman Sachs Etf Tr was reduced too.

Among 55 analysts covering Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), 51 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 93% are positive. Facebook has $275 highest and $88 lowest target. $194.63’s average target is 5.50% above currents $184.49 stock price. Facebook had 270 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Tuesday, July 11 by Pivotal Research. The firm earned “Outperform” rating on Thursday, November 5 by Oppenheimer. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Thursday, April 26 by Monness. The rating was maintained by Wedbush with “Outperform” on Thursday, April 28. Deutsche Bank maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Thursday, November 5 report. The firm has “Buy” rating by Jefferies given on Thursday, November 5. The stock has “Buy” rating by RBC Capital Markets on Wednesday, June 7. The rating was maintained by Goldman Sachs with “Buy” on Thursday, April 28. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Wednesday, November 1 by Aegis Capital. The firm earned “Overweight” rating on Thursday, November 5 by Morgan Stanley.

The stock increased 0.87% or GBX 22 during the last trading session, reaching GBX 2564. About 269,149 shares traded or 162.98% up from the average. Genus plc (LON:GNS) has 0.00% since May 22, 2017 and is . It has underperformed by 11.55% the S&P500.

Among 8 analysts covering Genus PLC (LON:GNS), 3 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 38% are positive. Genus PLC has GBX 2600 highest and GBX 1424 lowest target. GBX 2134.63’s average target is -16.75% below currents GBX 2564 stock price. Genus PLC had 108 analyst reports since July 27, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Thursday, August 24 by Liberum Capital. Peel Hunt maintained the shares of GNS in report on Wednesday, July 27 with “Buy” rating. Liberum Capital maintained it with “Hold” rating and GBX 2400 target in Monday, March 12 report. The firm has “Buy” rating by Peel Hunt given on Monday, August 15. As per Thursday, August 13, the company rating was maintained by Liberum Capital. The stock of Genus plc (LON:GNS) earned “Buy” rating by Liberum Capital on Thursday, September 7. The stock has “Buy” rating by Peel Hunt on Wednesday, November 15. The company was maintained on Thursday, November 19 by Peel Hunt. The stock of Genus plc (LON:GNS) earned “Hold” rating by Numis Securities on Thursday, September 3. The stock has “Hold” rating by Numis Securities on Thursday, September 7.

Genus plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the application of quantitative genetics and biotechnology for animal breeding in the porcine and bovine sectors. The company has market cap of 1.57 billion GBP. It operates through three divisions: Genus PIC, Genus ABS, and Research and Development. It has a 23.83 P/E ratio. The firm sells sows, boars, and semen under the PIC name to breed pigs with various characteristics for pork production.

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