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MarketBeat ‘Stock of the Week’: Is Gen Digital Undervalued?

Key Points

  • Gen Digital acquired Avast, PLC, which came at a steep price but also pushed the company closer to its goal of becoming the dominant player in consumer cybersecurity.
  • As the company's recovery and growth story unfolds, investors have an opportunity to collect a nice dividend in addition to whatever share price appreciation happens.
  • At 7x next year’s earnings, Gen Digital is by far the cheapest stock in the large cap systems software space.
  • 5 stocks we like better than Gen Digital.

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Gen Digital (GEN)
3.3452 of 5 stars
$29.58-1.5%1.69%30.18Strong BuyN/A
Best Buy (BBY)
4.8526 of 5 stars
$92.66+1.2%4.06%15.98Moderate Buy$103.35
McAfee (MCFE)
2.4969 of 5 stars
$25.99flat1.31%6.47N/AN/A
Trend Micro (TMICY)
3.692 of 5 stars
$52.14-1.2%7.88%43.09N/AN/A
Microsoft (MSFT)
4.9105 of 5 stars
$415.00-2.8%0.72%34.24Moderate Buy$503.03
Oracle (ORCL)
4.8697 of 5 stars
$183.74-1.8%0.87%47.36Moderate Buy$169.52
Zscaler (ZS)
4.253 of 5 stars
$201.47-3.4%N/A-503.66Moderate Buy$217.18
CrowdStrike (CRWD)
4.6774 of 5 stars
$336.75-2.2%N/A488.04Moderate Buy$328.74
Fortinet (FTNT)
4.5443 of 5 stars
$94.20-0.3%N/A47.58Hold$79.52
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