Gen Digital (GEN) Competitors $30.45 +2.18 (+7.71%) Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.65 +0.20 (+0.66%) As of 08/8/2025 07:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GEN vs. SNOW, INFY, NET, TEAM, CRWV, DDOG, XYZ, VEEV, ZS, and TTDShould you be buying Gen Digital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gen Digital include Snowflake (SNOW), American Noble Gas (INFY), Cloudflare (NET), Atlassian (TEAM), CoreWeave (CRWV), Datadog (DDOG), Block (XYZ), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Zscaler (ZS), and Trade Desk (TTD). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Gen Digital vs. Its Competitors Snowflake American Noble Gas Cloudflare Atlassian CoreWeave Datadog Block Veeva Systems Zscaler Trade Desk Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) and Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) are both large-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability. Does the media prefer SNOW or GEN? In the previous week, Snowflake had 16 more articles in the media than Gen Digital. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Snowflake and 29 mentions for Gen Digital. Snowflake's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Gen Digital's score of 1.06 indicating that Snowflake is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Snowflake 35 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gen Digital 14 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, SNOW or GEN? Snowflake has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gen Digital has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, SNOW or GEN? Gen Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Snowflake. Snowflake is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gen Digital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSnowflake$3.63B17.67-$1.29B-$4.21-45.59Gen Digital$3.94B4.76$643M$1.0429.28 Is SNOW or GEN more profitable? Gen Digital has a net margin of 14.12% compared to Snowflake's net margin of -36.43%. Gen Digital's return on equity of 59.28% beat Snowflake's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Snowflake-36.43% -37.75% -14.59% Gen Digital 14.12%59.28%8.34% Do analysts rate SNOW or GEN? Snowflake currently has a consensus price target of $226.73, indicating a potential upside of 18.13%. Gen Digital has a consensus price target of $35.33, indicating a potential upside of 16.04%. Given Snowflake's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Snowflake is more favorable than Gen Digital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Snowflake 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 33 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Gen Digital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Do insiders & institutionals believe in SNOW or GEN? 65.1% of Snowflake shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.4% of Gen Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of Snowflake shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Gen Digital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryGen Digital beats Snowflake on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Gen Digital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GEN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GEN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GEN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGen DigitalTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$18.75B$2.69B$22.36B$9.72BDividend Yield1.64%1.58%2.84%4.12%P/E Ratio31.3923.3128.1524.75Price / Sales4.7636.6841.2597.72Price / Cash11.2246.2227.1558.47Price / Book8.275.715.395.59Net Income$643M$33.88M$198.75M$265.99M7 Day Performance5.77%10.95%12.01%5.07%1 Month Performance2.59%8.16%10.46%0.61%1 Year Performance22.29%50.68%38.08%22.83% Gen Digital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GENGen Digital4.2175 of 5 stars$30.45+7.7%$35.33+16.0%+22.3%$18.75B$3.94B31.393,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSNOWSnowflake4.5602 of 5 stars$218.74-0.4%$226.73+3.7%+54.3%$73.03B$3.63B-51.967,834Positive NewsINFYAmerican Noble Gas3.0651 of 5 stars$17.15-1.3%$18.48+7.7%-24.9%$71.06B$19.28B22.27323,578Positive NewsNETCloudflare4.2771 of 5 stars$199.24+0.4%$161.72-18.8%+163.3%$68.77B$1.77B-866.264,263Gap UpTEAMAtlassian4.7525 of 5 stars$201.84-0.6%$274.05+35.8%+18.8%$52.98B$4.96B-121.5912,157Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeCRWVCoreWeaveN/A$110.28-4.6%$85.25-22.7%N/A$52.93B$2.71B0.00881Trending NewsGap UpDDOGDatadog4.4903 of 5 stars$150.77+0.6%$146.79-2.6%+16.6%$52.07B$2.68B327.776,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionXYZBlock3.4123 of 5 stars$80.58-0.2%$74.91-7.0%N/A$49.56B$23.94B19.6111,372Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeGap UpVEEVVeeva Systems3.7543 of 5 stars$292.77+0.8%$274.17-6.4%+51.1%$47.84B$2.75B62.037,291Positive NewsZSZscaler3.9458 of 5 stars$289.04+1.0%$296.82+2.7%+54.7%$45.00B$2.55B-1,111.697,348TTDTrade Desk4.0821 of 5 stars$88.46+2.7%$98.73+11.6%-45.4%$43.47B$2.57B107.883,522Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SNOW Competitors INFY Competitors NET Competitors TEAM Competitors CRWV Competitors DDOG Competitors XYZ Competitors VEEV Competitors ZS Competitors TTD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GEN) was last updated on 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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