Gen Digital (GEN) Competitors $27.89 -0.52 (-1.82%) As of 02:52 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GEN vs. NTES, SNOW, TEAM, NET, RBLX, TTD, VEEV, EA, DDOG, and ZSShould you be buying Gen Digital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gen Digital include NetEase (NTES), Snowflake (SNOW), Atlassian (TEAM), Cloudflare (NET), Roblox (RBLX), Trade Desk (TTD), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Electronic Arts (EA), Datadog (DDOG), and Zscaler (ZS). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Gen Digital vs. NetEase Snowflake Atlassian Cloudflare Roblox Trade Desk Veeva Systems Electronic Arts Datadog Zscaler NetEase (NASDAQ:NTES) and Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NTES or GEN? 11.1% of NetEase shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.4% of Gen Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 54.7% of NetEase shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of Gen Digital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NTES or GEN? NetEase received 610 more outperform votes than Gen Digital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.10% of users gave NetEase an outperform vote while only 63.72% of users gave Gen Digital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNetEaseOutperform Votes68269.10% Underperform Votes30530.90% Gen DigitalOutperform Votes7263.72% Underperform Votes4136.28% Which has better valuation and earnings, NTES or GEN? NetEase has higher revenue and earnings than Gen Digital. NetEase 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 RatioNetEase$107.27B0.71$4.14B$6.9517.41Gen Digital$3.94B4.48$616M$1.0427.32 Which has more volatility & risk, NTES or GEN? NetEase has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gen Digital has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Is NTES or GEN more profitable? NetEase has a net margin of 28.17% compared to Gen Digital's net margin of 16.32%. Gen Digital's return on equity of 58.83% beat NetEase's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NetEase28.17% 22.12% 15.73% Gen Digital 16.32%58.83%7.98% Does the media favor NTES or GEN? In the previous week, NetEase had 30 more articles in the media than Gen Digital. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for NetEase and 8 mentions for Gen Digital. NetEase's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Gen Digital's score of 0.14 indicating that NetEase is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NetEase 21 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gen Digital 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is NTES or GEN a better dividend stock? NetEase pays an annual dividend of $2.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Gen Digital pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. NetEase pays out 38.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gen Digital pays out 48.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. NetEase is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts rate NTES or GEN? NetEase presently has a consensus target price of $119.38, suggesting a potential downside of 1.33%. Gen Digital has a consensus target price of $27.50, suggesting a potential downside of 3.20%. Given NetEase's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe NetEase is more favorable than Gen Digital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NetEase 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88Gen Digital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20 SummaryNetEase beats Gen Digital on 14 of the 21 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 DigitalPrepackaged software IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$17.67B$26.64B$16.54B$8.48BDividend Yield1.74%1.74%2.49%4.11%P/E Ratio27.85121.9732.7820.05Price / Sales4.4821.96250.05116.44Price / Cash10.6386.0631.5334.62Price / Book8.149.385.394.61Net Income$616M$436.62M$195.26M$248.19M7 Day Performance-0.66%0.65%0.78%2.97%1 Month Performance20.59%23.47%19.49%16.58%1 Year Performance13.41%20.00%16.43%8.16% Gen Digital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GENGen Digital2.6055 of 5 stars$27.89-1.8%$27.50-1.4%+16.1%$17.33B$3.94B27.402,700Insider TradeNTESNetEase4.2724 of 5 stars$106.82+3.3%$115.14+7.8%+15.5%$67.68B$105.30B16.7732,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpSNOWSnowflake4.5248 of 5 stars$180.57+3.7%$200.28+10.9%+11.0%$59.61B$3.63B-53.273,990Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastTEAMAtlassian4.8798 of 5 stars$223.75+7.8%$285.29+27.5%+19.3%$58.62B$4.96B-166.988,810Positive NewsInsider TradeNETCloudflare3.8968 of 5 stars$142.35+7.6%$141.79-0.4%+108.0%$49.12B$1.67B-647.033,220Gap UpRBLXRoblox2.5182 of 5 stars$73.47+2.2%$67.91-7.6%+143.1%$46.29B$3.84B-50.672,130News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeTTDTrade Desk4.2366 of 5 stars$79.40+11.8%$98.88+24.5%-21.0%$39.39B$2.57B101.792,770Analyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeVEEVVeeva Systems4.1596 of 5 stars$241.47+1.9%$254.92+5.6%+14.7%$39.29B$2.75B59.625,480News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeEAElectronic Arts4.3175 of 5 stars$149.27-2.6%$161.83+8.4%+18.4%$38.90B$7.46B37.9812,900DDOGDatadog4.6968 of 5 stars$113.42+5.1%$141.54+24.8%-4.1%$38.88B$2.83B222.404,800Positive NewsZSZscaler3.6238 of 5 stars$241.48+3.6%$236.66-2.0%+39.5%$37.36B$2.42B-965.924,980Positive NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NTES Competitors SNOW Competitors TEAM Competitors NET Competitors RBLX Competitors TTD Competitors VEEV Competitors EA Competitors DDOG Competitors ZS 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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