Gen Digital (GEN) Competitors $30.68 +0.16 (+0.52%) Closing price 07/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.72 +0.05 (+0.15%) As of 07:01 AM 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, CRWV, NET, TEAM, DDOG, VEEV, ZS, XYZ, EA, and TTDShould you be buying Gen Digital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gen Digital include Snowflake (SNOW), CoreWeave (CRWV), Cloudflare (NET), Atlassian (TEAM), Datadog (DDOG), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Zscaler (ZS), Block (XYZ), Electronic Arts (EA), and Trade Desk (TTD). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Gen Digital vs. Its Competitors Snowflake CoreWeave Cloudflare Atlassian Datadog Veeva Systems Zscaler Block Electronic Arts Trade Desk Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) and Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) are both large-cap computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Which has more volatility & risk, GEN or SNOW? Gen Digital has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Snowflake has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer GEN or SNOW? Gen Digital presently has a consensus target price of $33.60, suggesting a potential upside of 9.52%. Snowflake has a consensus target price of $226.73, suggesting a potential upside of 6.70%. Given Gen Digital's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Gen Digital is more favorable than Snowflake.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gen Digital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Snowflake 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 33 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GEN or SNOW? 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 RatioGen Digital$3.94B4.84$643M$1.0429.50Snowflake$3.63B19.56-$1.29B-$4.21-50.48 Does the media favor GEN or SNOW? In the previous week, Snowflake had 25 more articles in the media than Gen Digital. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Snowflake and 20 mentions for Gen Digital. Snowflake's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Gen Digital's score of 0.49 indicating that Snowflake is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gen Digital 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Snowflake 31 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GEN or SNOW? 81.4% of Gen Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.1% of Snowflake shares are held by institutional investors. 12.2% of Gen Digital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Snowflake shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is GEN or SNOW more profitable? Gen Digital has a net margin of 16.34% compared to Snowflake's net margin of -36.43%. Gen Digital's return on equity of 59.38% beat Snowflake's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gen Digital16.34% 59.38% 8.16% Snowflake -36.43%-37.75%-14.59% SummaryGen Digital beats Snowflake on 10 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$18.93B$2.47B$14.25B$9.42BDividend Yield1.64%1.51%2.76%3.99%P/E Ratio29.5030.7928.8920.08Price / Sales4.8440.8551.8084.07Price / Cash11.2543.9326.6258.45Price / Book8.345.576.205.83Net Income$643M$33.37M$196.19M$258.27M7 Day Performance1.79%2.64%2.01%2.69%1 Month Performance4.46%12.47%6.96%12.91%1 Year Performance21.75%45.67%29.49%21.81% Gen Digital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GENGen Digital2.9949 of 5 stars$30.68+0.5%$33.60+9.5%+21.3%$18.93B$3.94B29.503,500Upcoming EarningsSNOWSnowflake3.9655 of 5 stars$213.22+1.1%$225.36+5.7%+60.2%$71.19B$3.63B-50.657,834Trending NewsCRWVCoreWeaveN/A$132.38+5.2%$81.56-38.4%N/A$63.54BN/A0.00881Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpNETCloudflare4.0562 of 5 stars$182.73+0.7%$148.92-18.5%+133.8%$63.34B$1.67B-794.494,263Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeTEAMAtlassian4.7562 of 5 stars$191.61+2.5%$285.75+49.1%+15.7%$50.30B$4.36B-115.4312,157Analyst ForecastInsider TradeDDOGDatadog4.3022 of 5 stars$138.80+1.0%$144.27+3.9%+16.9%$47.93B$2.68B301.756,500Analyst ForecastVEEVVeeva Systems3.9243 of 5 stars$282.49+2.4%$274.17-2.9%+53.0%$46.16B$2.86B59.857,291Positive NewsZSZscaler4.193 of 5 stars$291.14+0.5%$296.82+2.0%+48.3%$45.33B$2.17B-1,119.777,348Positive NewsXYZBlock3.3279 of 5 stars$68.66+5.4%$73.94+7.7%N/A$42.23B$24.12B16.7111,372News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeEAElectronic Arts4.1605 of 5 stars$148.83+0.1%$162.71+9.3%+8.3%$37.40B$7.46B35.1014,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeTTDTrade Desk4.2429 of 5 stars$75.43+0.1%$97.27+29.0%-16.1%$37.07B$2.44B91.993,522Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SNOW Competitors CRWV Competitors NET Competitors TEAM Competitors DDOG Competitors VEEV Competitors ZS Competitors XYZ Competitors EA 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 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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