Gen Digital (GEN) Competitors $29.35 -0.15 (-0.52%) As of 11:50 AM 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. NET, INFY, CRWV, XYZ, DDOG, TEAM, VEEV, ZS, EA, and SRADShould you be buying Gen Digital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gen Digital include Cloudflare (NET), American Noble Gas (INFY), CoreWeave (CRWV), Block (XYZ), Datadog (DDOG), Atlassian (TEAM), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Zscaler (ZS), Electronic Arts (EA), and Sportradar Group (SRAD). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Gen Digital vs. Its Competitors Cloudflare American Noble Gas CoreWeave Block Datadog Atlassian Veeva Systems Zscaler Electronic Arts Sportradar Group Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) and Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) are both large-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GEN or NET? 81.4% of Gen Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Cloudflare shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of Gen Digital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Cloudflare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to GEN or NET? In the previous week, Cloudflare had 20 more articles in the media than Gen Digital. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Cloudflare and 15 mentions for Gen Digital. Cloudflare's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Gen Digital's score of 1.01 indicating that Cloudflare is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gen Digital 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cloudflare 29 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, GEN or NET? Gen Digital has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cloudflare has a beta of 1.95, meaning that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend GEN or NET? Gen Digital currently has a consensus price target of $36.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.37%. Cloudflare has a consensus price target of $191.28, indicating a potential downside of 7.48%. Given Gen Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Gen Digital is more favorable than Cloudflare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gen Digital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Cloudflare 3 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is GEN or NET more profitable? Gen Digital has a net margin of 14.12% compared to Cloudflare's net margin of -6.22%. Gen Digital's return on equity of 57.99% beat Cloudflare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gen Digital14.12% 57.99% 8.22% Cloudflare -6.22%-8.42%-2.52% Which has better earnings & valuation, GEN or NET? Gen Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Cloudflare. Cloudflare 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$3.94B4.59$643M$0.9730.26Cloudflare$1.67B43.15-$78.80M-$0.34-608.07 SummaryGen Digital beats Cloudflare on 9 of the 16 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. 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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 DigitalTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$18.07B$2.72B$26.32B$9.85BDividend Yield1.66%1.58%2.74%4.48%P/E Ratio30.2523.2926.9326.62Price / Sales4.5944.20733.94109.99Price / Cash11.1340.0325.6328.92Price / Book7.647.126.216.59Net Income$643M$34.86M$197.30M$265.93M7 Day Performance-4.53%-0.93%-0.40%-0.26%1 Month Performance1.94%4.08%10.41%6.61%1 Year Performance12.53%70.16%50.93%22.69% Gen Digital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GENGen Digital3.8482 of 5 stars$29.35-0.5%$36.50+24.4%+11.5%$18.07B$3.94B30.253,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNETCloudflare3.9632 of 5 stars$208.96-2.1%$191.28-8.5%+153.3%$72.73B$1.67B0.004,263Positive NewsINFYAmerican Noble Gas2.4692 of 5 stars$16.81-1.1%$18.48+9.9%-27.4%$69.70B$19.28B21.84323,578News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCRWVCoreWeave1.462 of 5 stars$103.04+0.2%$107.45+4.3%N/A$50.34BN/A0.00881Insider TradeXYZBlock3.1104 of 5 stars$79.66-1.4%$79.97+0.4%N/A$48.55B$24.12B39.8211,372Analyst DowngradeDDOGDatadog4.8539 of 5 stars$136.68-3.0%$153.10+12.0%+15.9%$47.67B$2.68B325.436,500Positive NewsTEAMAtlassian4.8424 of 5 stars$177.78+0.6%$256.90+44.5%+4.3%$46.64B$5.22B0.0013,813Positive NewsVEEVVeeva Systems4.581 of 5 stars$268.85-1.3%$299.88+11.5%+24.6%$43.99B$2.75B53.847,291ZSZscaler4.3797 of 5 stars$277.05-1.2%$296.49+7.0%+37.3%$43.14B$2.17B0.007,348Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeEAElectronic Arts4.5014 of 5 stars$171.95+0.6%$167.12-2.8%+12.9%$43.02B$7.46B36.1214,500Positive NewsInsider TradeSRADSportradar Group2.8359 of 5 stars$30.94-1.2%$30.50-1.4%+165.0%$34.43B$1.20B85.944,582News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NET Competitors INFY Competitors CRWV Competitors XYZ Competitors DDOG Competitors TEAM Competitors VEEV Competitors ZS Competitors EA Competitors SRAD 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 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredWarren Buffett Issues Cryptic Warning on U.S. DollarImagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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