Gen Digital (GEN) Competitors $29.44 +0.20 (+0.68%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends GEN vs. NUAN, CHKP, GWRE, DT, LDOS, TEAM, TTD, NTES, DDOG, and EAShould you be buying Gen Digital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gen Digital include Nuance Communications (NUAN), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Guidewire Software (GWRE), Dynatrace (DT), Leidos (LDOS), Atlassian (TEAM), Trade Desk (TTD), NetEase (NTES), Datadog (DDOG), and Electronic Arts (EA). Gen Digital vs. Nuance Communications Check Point Software Technologies Guidewire Software Dynatrace Leidos Atlassian Trade Desk NetEase Datadog Electronic Arts Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) and Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Which has higher valuation and earnings, GEN or NUAN? Gen Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Nuance Communications. Nuance Communications 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 RatioGen Digital$3.86B4.70$616M$0.9830.04Nuance Communications$1.36B13.13-$26.73M-$0.32-174.97 Is GEN or NUAN more profitable? Gen Digital has a net margin of 16.08% compared to Nuance Communications' net margin of -7.41%. Gen Digital's return on equity of 55.47% beat Nuance Communications' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gen Digital16.08% 55.47% 7.65% Nuance Communications -7.41%2.65%1.16% Does the MarketBeat Community favor GEN or NUAN? Nuance Communications received 751 more outperform votes than Gen Digital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.48% of users gave Nuance Communications an outperform vote while only 65.14% of users gave Gen Digital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGen DigitalOutperform Votes7165.14% Underperform Votes3834.86% Nuance CommunicationsOutperform Votes82271.48% Underperform Votes32828.52% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GEN or NUAN? 81.4% of Gen Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Nuance Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 12.2% of Gen Digital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Nuance Communications shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor GEN or NUAN? In the previous week, Gen Digital had 4 more articles in the media than Nuance Communications. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Gen Digital and 3 mentions for Nuance Communications. Gen Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.11 beat Nuance Communications' score of 0.00 indicating that Gen Digital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gen Digital 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Nuance Communications 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer GEN or NUAN? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gen Digital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Nuance Communications 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility and risk, GEN or NUAN? Gen Digital has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuance Communications has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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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 DigitalPrepackaged software IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$18.14B$25.01B$6.93B$8.82BDividend Yield1.69%2.32%2.92%4.07%P/E Ratio30.0493.0046.0917.74Price / Sales4.708.08203.9474.25Price / Cash11.5187.3924.3332.53Price / Book8.5311.015.084.68Net Income$616M$444.73M$121.42M$226.08M7 Day Performance-3.51%-1.41%-1.11%-2.03%1 Month Performance8.24%4.00%8.17%0.07%1 Year Performance41.61%22.39%29.60%24.61% Gen Digital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GENGen Digital3.684 of 5 stars$29.44+0.7%N/A+41.6%$18.02B$3.81B30.043,400Ex-DividendNUANNuance Communications0.5598 of 5 stars$55.99flatN/AN/A$17.88B$1.36B-174.976,900CHKPCheck Point Software Technologies4.8738 of 5 stars$176.83+1.3%$197.74+11.8%+24.1%$19.45B$2.52B24.166,450Positive NewsGWREGuidewire Software3.9867 of 5 stars$197.23+0.4%$183.69-6.9%+100.9%$16.40B$980.50M-2,465.383,469Analyst ForecastInsider TradePositive NewsDTDynatrace4.946 of 5 stars$51.09-0.9%$61.50+20.4%-1.3%$15.25B$1.43B92.894,700Short Interest ↓LDOSLeidos4.5904 of 5 stars$162.15+2.4%$191.23+17.9%+53.1%$21.12B$15.44B18.4747,000Positive NewsTEAMAtlassian4.1398 of 5 stars$245.45-0.9%$244.21-0.5%+31.9%$64.52B$4.36B0.0012,157Insider TradeTTDTrade Desk3.348 of 5 stars$123.90+3.8%$122.65-1.0%+84.1%$58.94B$1.95B203.113,115Gap UpNTESNetEase4.4756 of 5 stars$87.53+2.2%$107.29+22.6%-26.1%$55.02B$14.57B14.7929,128Dividend AnnouncementDDOGDatadog4.7404 of 5 stars$135.45+1.5%$150.96+11.5%+21.2%$46.02B$2.13B255.575,200Analyst ForecastInsider TradeEAElectronic Arts4.2945 of 5 stars$166.71+0.3%$165.37-0.8%+23.1%$43.72B$7.56B42.8613,700Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NUAN Competitors CHKP Competitors GWRE Competitors DT Competitors LDOS Competitors TEAM Competitors TTD Competitors NTES Competitors DDOG Competitors EA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GEN) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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