Gen Digital (GEN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN) is a global cybersecurity and consumer safety company that provides products designed to help individuals and families protect their devices, online identities, personal information and digital privacy. The company serves customers through a portfolio of consumer-focused cybersecurity and privacy brands.

Its products and services include antivirus and device security, identity theft protection, virtual private networks, password management, online privacy tools, scam protection and family safety features. Gen’s principal brands include Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG and ReputationDefender, serving consumers through subscription-based offerings and related digital services.

Gen Digital was created through the rebranding of NortonLifeLock in 2022, following the company’s acquisition of Avast. Its business combines the legacy consumer security operations associated with Norton and other former Symantec products with Avast’s international cybersecurity portfolio. The company serves customers across North America, Europe and other global markets, and is led by Chief Executive Officer Vincent Pilette.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.18 to $27.39
• 50-Day Range: $25.07 to $31.41
• 52-Week Range: $17.78 to $31.65
• Volume: 10.34 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.46 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $15.70 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.25
• Dividend Yield: 1.91%
• Price Target: $31.60
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Gen Digital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gen Digital scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 58th out of 594 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Gen Digital has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Gen Digital has a consensus price target of $31.60, representing about 20.5% upside from its current price of $26.23.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.67%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Gen Digital are expected to grow by 16.67% in the coming year, from $2.64 to $3.08 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Gen Digital is 15.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Gen Digital is 15.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 79.04.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Gen Digital has a PEG Ratio of 0.92. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Gen Digital has a P/B Ratio of 6.09. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.45% 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 6.07.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gen Digital has recently increased by 18.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Gen Digital pays a meaningful dividend of 1.72%, 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 29.07%. 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 16.23% next year. This indicates that Gen Digital will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Sentiment

Gen Digital has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 0.54 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Gen Digital this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for GEN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Gen Digital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $16,356,093.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

9.70% of the stock of Gen Digital is held by insiders.

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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 9/9 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/9 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/09/2026
• Today: 9/23/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Systems Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GEN
• CIK: 849399
• Web: www.gendigital.com
• Phone: (650) 527-8000
• Fax: 302-636-5454
• Employees: 3,900
• Year Founded: 1982

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Gen Digital: $31.60
• High Price Target: $37.00
• Low Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.38
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.72
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.25
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.94
• P/E Growth: 0.86
• Net Income: $973 million
• Net Margins: 20.73%
• Pretax Margin: 30.20%
• Return on Equity: 55.93%
• Return on Assets: 8.91%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.00
• Current Ratio: 0.47
• Quick Ratio: 0.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.14
• Cash Flow: $2.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.96
• Book Value: $4.31 per share
• Price / Book: 6.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 598,590,000
• Free Float: 540,524,000
• Market Cap: $15.70 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.22