How to buy Genasys (GNSS) stock

Genasys Inc is a scientific & technical instruments business based in the US. Genasys shares (GNSS) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Genasys employs 99 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Genasys stock price (NASDAQ: GNSS)

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Genasys shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-23.

Latest market close	$5.45
52-week range	$3.90 - $8.32
50-day moving average	$5.50
200-day moving average	$6.56
Wall St. target price	$9.00
PE ratio	18.2637
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$0.31

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Genasys price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $5.45 from 2021-05-28

1 week (2021-07-12)	N/A
1 month (2021-06-23)	-6.68%
3 months (2021-04-19)	N/A
6 months (2021-01-19)	N/A

1 year (2020-07-19)	N/A
2 years (2019-07-19)	N/A
3 years (2018-07-19)	N/A
5 years (2016-07-19)	N/A

Is Genasys under- or over-valued?

Valuing Genasys stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Genasys's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Genasys's P/E ratio

Genasys's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 18x. In other words, Genasys shares trade at around 18x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Genasys's EBITDA

Genasys's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $5.8 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Genasys's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Genasys financials

Revenue TTM	$45.3 million
Operating margin TTM	10.84%
Gross profit TTM	$22.6 million
Return on assets TTM	4.99%
Return on equity TTM	23.61%
Profit margin	23.4%
Book value	$1.57
Market capitalisation	$204.6 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Genasys shares

There are currently 425,795 Genasys shares held short by investors – that's known as Genasys's "short interest". This figure is 63.3% down from 1.2 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Genasys shares can be evaluated.

Genasys's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Genasys's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Genasys shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Genasys shares traded daily (recently around 473105.55555556). Genasys's SIR currently stands at 0.9. In other words for every 100,000 Genasys shares traded daily on the market, roughly 900 shares are currently held short.

However Genasys's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Genasys shares, or, against the total number of tradable Genasys shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Genasys's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Genasys shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0162% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Genasys shares, roughly 16 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Genasys.

Find out more about how you can short Genasys stock.

Genasys share dividends

We're not expecting Genasys to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Genasys share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Genasys's shares have ranged in value from as little as $3.9 up to $8.32. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Genasys's is 0.5403. This would suggest that Genasys's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Genasys overview

Genasys Inc. , a communication company, designs, develops, and commercializes directed and multidirectional sound technologies, voice broadcast products, and location-based mass messaging solutions for emergency warning and workforce management worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Hardware and Software. It provides long range acoustic devices, such as acoustic hailing devices which are used to project sirens and audible voice messages; and Genasys Emergency Management, a unified software platform for cloud, on-premise or hybrid operations. The company also offers Integrated Mass Notification Solutions, including Genasys voice arrays, which project sirens and audible voice messages 60° - 360° with vocal clarity from close range to approximately 14 square kilometers; and GEM software to deliver SMS, text, email, and social media alerts to people at risk in defined geographic areas. It sells its products directly to governments, militaries, end-users, and commercial companies. The company was formerly known as LRAD Corporation.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Genasys is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 2.272% of Genasys shares are held by insiders and 52.316% by institutions. How many people work for Genasys?
Latest data suggests 99 work at Genasys. When does the fiscal year end for Genasys?
Genasys's fiscal year ends in September. Where is Genasys based?
Genasys's address is: 16262 West Bernardo Drive, San Diego, CA, United States, 92127 What is Genasys's ISIN number?
Genasys's international securities identification number is: US36872P1030 What is Genasys's CUSIP number?
Genasys's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 030145205