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NASDAQ:GEN

Gen Digital (GEN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$28.79 -0.70 (-2.37%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$28.82 +0.03 (+0.10%)
As of 08/1/2025 07:50 PM Eastern
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About Gen Digital Stock (NASDAQ:GEN)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$28.67
$29.40
50-Day Range
$27.59
$30.68
52-Week Range
$22.74
$31.72
Volume
3.61 million shs
Average Volume
2.89 million shs
Market Capitalization
$17.73 billion
P/E Ratio
27.68
Dividend Yield
1.74%
Price Target
$33.60
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Gen Digital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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81st Percentile Overall Score

GEN MarketRank™: 

Gen Digital scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 59th out of 305 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Gen Digital has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Gen Digital has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Gen Digital's stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 27.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Gen Digital is 27.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 24.05.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Gen Digital has a PEG Ratio of 1.08. 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 7.82. 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

    2.68% 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 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Gen Digital has recently decreased by 7.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Gen Digital pays a meaningful dividend of 1.68%, 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 48.08%. 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

    2.68% 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 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Gen Digital has recently decreased by 7.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Gen Digital has a news sentiment score of 0.90. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Gen Digital this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for GEN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Gen Digital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Gen Digital insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $910,139.00 in 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 News Headlines

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GEN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Gen Digital's stock was trading at $27.38 at the beginning of the year. Since then, GEN shares have increased by 5.1% and is now trading at $28.79.

Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 6th. The company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.01. Gen Digital's revenue was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional investors of Gen Digital include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.39%), Triodos Investment Management BV (0.23%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.23%) and TD Asset Management Inc (0.14%). Insiders that own company stock include Ondrej Vlcek and Nora Denzel.
View institutional ownership trends
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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
5/06/2025
Record date for 6/11 Dividend
5/19/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/11 Dividend
5/19/2025
Dividend Payable
6/11/2025
Today
8/02/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/07/2025
Fiscal Year End
3/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Technology Services
Sub-Industry
Computer Software
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:GEN
CIK
849399
Employees
3,500
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$46.00
Low Price Target
$25.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+16.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.86
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.04
Trailing P/E Ratio
27.68
Forward P/E Ratio
14.04
P/E Growth
1.08
Net Income
$643 million
Net Margins
16.34%
Pretax Margin
26.15%
Return on Equity
59.38%
Return on Assets
8.16%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
3.51
Current Ratio
0.51
Quick Ratio
0.51

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.94 billion
Price / Sales
4.50
Cash Flow
$2.65 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.87
Book Value
$3.68 per share
Price / Book
7.82

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
615,676,000
Free Float
540,564,000
Market Cap
$17.73 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.01
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This page (NASDAQ:GEN) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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