Originally published on Best Stocks Category: best stocks to buy nowOn October 4 October 4, N. V. Tyagarajan, CEO of Genpact Limited (NYSE: G), sold 50,000 shares of the company’s stock. At an average price of $45.66, the stock was sold for a total value of $2,283,000.00. As a result, the CEO now directly owns 644,377 company shares worth around $29,422,253.82 after the transaction. You can access the SEC filing where the sale was made public by clicking this link. Deposit $100 and get a $110 to trade stocks>>>>>>>>>>Open Account On Thursday, August 4 August 4, Genpact (NYSE: G) released its quarterly earnings. The provider of business services reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, $0.04 more than the $0.55 consensus expectation. The net margin and return on equity for Genpact were 8.09% and 22.29%, respectively. The company’s sales for the quarter totaled $1.09 billion, beating experts’ predictions of $1.07 billion. In the same quarter last year, the company reported $0.56 EPS. The company’s sales climbed by 10.2% compared to last year’s quarter. According to sell-side analysts, Genpact Limited is anticipated to post 2.4 EPS for the current fiscal year, according to sell-side analysts.On Friday, September 23 September 23, the business also declared and paid out a quarterly dividend. Investors whose shares were registered on Friday, September 9, September 9, received a dividend of $0.125. Thursday, September 8 September 8, was the ex-dividend date. The returns are $0.50 and a dividend yield of 1.08% annually. Genpact’s current payout ratio is 27.78%. The cost of the NYSE: G stock rose by $0.18 on Wednesday to reach $46.13. Rather than the regular volume of 982,893 shares, the company’s stock traded 1,019,017 shares. The company’s simple moving averages for the past 50 and 200 days are $46.49 and $44.18, respectively. The high and low points for Genpact Limited over the previous year were $54.03 and $37.68, respectively. The company has an $8.46 billion market cap, a PE ratio of 25.63, a PEG of 1.53, and a beta of 1.31. The company’s current, quick, and debt-to-equity ratios are 0.72, 1.58, and 1.58, respectively. On July 20 July 20, Citigroup decreased its “buy” rating and price target for Genpact from $55.00 to $52.00 in a different research report. Three analysts rated the stock as a hold, while three rated the company as a buy. According to Bloomberg.com, the company has a “Moderate Buy” rating with an average target price of $53.00. Many institutional and hedge funds now own the company differently. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its stake in Genpact during the second quarter by 28.2%. In total, Federated Hermes Inc. now directly owns 37,231 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,577,000 after acquiring an additional 8,189 shares in the most recent quarter. In addition, Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its ownership of Genpact shares by 9.9% during the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 5,681,850 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $240,684,000 after purchasing an additional 511,179 shares in the most recent quarter. During the second quarter, Amundi grew its ownership stake in Genpact by 19.6%. Amundi increased its interest in the company to 601,194 shares, valued at $26,236,000, by purchasing an additional 98,636 shares. In addition, Verition Fund Management LLC made a fresh investment in Genpact during the second quarter for roughly $220,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors grew their holdings in Genpact by 15.4% during the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 3,200 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $136,000 following the purchase of an additional 426 shares in the most recent quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.63% of the company’s stock.