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Gen Digital (GEN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$27.18 -0.38 (-1.38%)
Closing price 03/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$27.20 +0.02 (+0.09%)
As of 03/21/2025 05:27 PM Eastern
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About Gen Digital Stock (NASDAQ:GEN)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$26.78
$27.46
50-Day Range
$26.33
$28.21
52-Week Range
$19.58
$31.72
Volume
19.99 million shs
Average Volume
3.70 million shs
Market Capitalization
$16.75 billion
P/E Ratio
26.65
Dividend Yield
1.84%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Strong Buy

Company Overview

Gen Digital Inc. engages in the provision of cyber safety solutions for consumers in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Japan. The company offers security and performance products under Norton, Avast, Avira, AVG, and CCleaner brands that provide real-time protection and maintenance for PCs, Macs, and mobile devices against malware, viruses, adware, and other online threats. It also provides identity protection solutions, including LifeLock Identity Theft Protection, Avast and AVG Secure Identity, Norton Identity Theft Protection, and Dark Web Monitoring for monitoring of credit reports, financial accounts, the dark web, and social media accounts to help safeguard customers' personal information. In addition, the company offers Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions under Norton, Avast and AVG brands to enhance security and online privacy that allows customers to securely transmit and access private information, such as passwords, bank details, and credit card numbers, when using public Wi-Fi on PCs, Macs, and mobile iOS and Android devices; AntiTrack and Secure Browser products which helps to keep personal information and browsing activity anonymous while browsing online; and Privacy Monitor Assistant and BreachGuard products for removing customers' data from public data broker sites; and ReputationDefender, a white glove service that helps customers manage all aspects of their personal branding online, including search results, social media sites, and overall web presence. It markets and sells its products and related services through retailers, telecom service providers, hardware original equipment manufacturers, and employee benefit providers, as well as e-commerce platform. The company was formerly known as NortonLifeLock Inc. and changed its name to Gen Digital Inc. in November 2022. Gen Digital Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.

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Gen Digital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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58th Percentile Overall Score

GEN MarketRank™: 

Gen Digital scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 157th out of 311 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Gen Digital are expected to grow by 9.27% in the coming year, from $2.05 to $2.24 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Gen Digital is 26.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.48.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Gen Digital is 26.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 30.66.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Gen Digital has a PEG Ratio of 1.19. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Gen Digital has a P/B Ratio of 7.79. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Gen Digital's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.14% of the float of Gen Digital has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Gen Digital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Gen Digital has recently decreased by 6.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Gen Digital pays a meaningful dividend of 1.79%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Gen Digital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Gen Digital is 49.02%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Gen Digital will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.32% next year. This indicates that Gen Digital will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Gen Digital's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.14% of the float of Gen Digital has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Gen Digital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Gen Digital has recently decreased by 6.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Gen Digital has a news sentiment score of 0.21. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Gen Digital this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 7 people have searched for GEN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Gen Digital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Gen Digital insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    12.20% of the stock of Gen Digital is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    81.38% of the stock of Gen Digital is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Gen Digital's insider trading history.
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GEN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Gen Digital's stock was trading at $27.38 at the start of the year. Since then, GEN stock has decreased by 0.7% and is now trading at $27.18.
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Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 30th. The company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.03. Gen Digital had a net margin of 16.32% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 58.83%.

Top institutional shareholders of Gen Digital include California State Teachers Retirement System (0.14%), Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH (0.09%), QSM Asset Management Ltd (0.03%) and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Ondrej Vlcek and Peter A Feld.
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Shares of GEN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Gen Digital investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Ford Motor (F), Tesla (TSLA), Intel (INTC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
1/30/2025
Today
3/23/2025
Fiscal Year End
3/31/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/08/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Prepackaged software
Sub-Industry
Computer Software
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:GEN
Employees
2,700
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
26.65
Forward P/E Ratio
13.26
P/E Growth
1.19
Net Income
$616 million
Pretax Margin
24.82%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.90 billion
Cash Flow
$2.56 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.63
Book Value
$3.49 per share
Price / Book
7.79

Miscellaneous

Free Float
541,028,000
Market Cap
$16.75 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.92
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This page (NASDAQ:GEN) was last updated on 3/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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