Gen Digital (GEN) Competitors $29.80 +0.40 (+1.36%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.88 +0.07 (+0.25%) As of 07:08 PM 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, RBLX, NET, TEAM, ZS, VEEV, DDOG, EA, TTD, and WITShould you be buying Gen Digital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gen Digital include Snowflake (SNOW), Roblox (RBLX), Cloudflare (NET), Atlassian (TEAM), Zscaler (ZS), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Datadog (DDOG), Electronic Arts (EA), Trade Desk (TTD), and Wipro (WIT). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Gen Digital vs. Its Competitors Snowflake Roblox Cloudflare Atlassian Zscaler Veeva Systems Datadog Electronic Arts Trade Desk Wipro Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) and Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) are both large-cap computer software companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. 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% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Snowflake shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, 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$3.94B4.70$643M$1.0428.65Snowflake$3.63B19.89-$1.29B-$4.21-51.33 Which has more risk and volatility, GEN or SNOW? Gen Digital has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Snowflake has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer GEN or SNOW? Gen Digital currently has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.67%. Snowflake has a consensus price target of $225.36, suggesting a potential upside of 4.30%. Given Snowflake's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Snowflake is more favorable than Gen Digital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gen Digital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Snowflake 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 33 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Does the media prefer GEN or SNOW? In the previous week, Snowflake had 34 more articles in the media than Gen Digital. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Snowflake and 21 mentions for Gen Digital. Snowflake's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Gen Digital's score of 0.65 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Snowflake 31 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryGen Digital beats Snowflake on 9 of the 15 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$18.23B$2.37B$13.02B$8.85BDividend Yield1.70%1.38%2.60%4.13%P/E Ratio14.4831.1728.2619.76Price / Sales4.7035.2939.19110.15Price / Cash10.8435.8124.0427.49Price / Book8.105.716.195.36Net Income$643M$32.32M$187.14M$248.34M7 Day Performance1.46%2.03%1.32%1.25%1 Month Performance5.67%5.96%3.71%5.41%1 Year Performance19.73%27.39%25.22%18.06% Gen Digital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GENGen Digital2.7915 of 5 stars$29.80+1.4%$30.00+0.7%+17.7%$18.23B$3.94B14.483,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSNOWSnowflake3.7311 of 5 stars$213.74+0.8%$223.54+4.6%+65.5%$71.36B$3.84B-50.777,834Trending NewsInsider TradeGap DownRBLXRoblox2.4169 of 5 stars$103.53+1.4%$78.04-24.6%+182.5%$70.22B$3.60B-77.262,474Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNETCloudflare3.7671 of 5 stars$183.97+2.6%$145.92-20.7%+136.2%$63.77B$1.77B-799.874,263Trending NewsTEAMAtlassian4.7506 of 5 stars$192.74+1.7%$282.19+46.4%+14.8%$50.60B$4.36B-116.1112,157Trending NewsInsider TradeZSZscaler3.8572 of 5 stars$310.46+2.5%$294.03-5.3%+63.3%$48.34B$2.17B-1,194.087,348Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastVEEVVeeva Systems4.2059 of 5 stars$279.970.0%$269.80-3.6%+57.2%$45.75B$2.75B59.327,291Positive NewsOptions VolumeDDOGDatadog4.2541 of 5 stars$129.52+1.6%$142.52+10.0%+3.6%$44.73B$2.83B281.576,500Positive NewsEAElectronic Arts4.1516 of 5 stars$154.41+2.6%$161.88+4.8%+14.6%$38.72B$7.46B36.4214,500Trending NewsTTDTrade Desk4.0355 of 5 stars$68.87+0.9%$97.15+41.1%-26.3%$33.85B$2.44B83.993,522Analyst ForecastGap UpWITWipro1.4619 of 5 stars$3.03+2.0%N/A-50.5%$31.69B$10.43B20.20233,346 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SNOW Competitors RBLX Competitors NET Competitors TEAM Competitors ZS Competitors VEEV Competitors DDOG Competitors EA Competitors TTD Competitors WIT 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 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryFree summit: How to profit from the Coinbase-Deribit deal Our hedge fund experts know exactly what this mea...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredHow to Collect Up To $5,917/mo From Trump’s Made In USA BoomHow to Collect Up To $5,917/mo From Trump's Made In USA Boom Thanks to President Trump's America-First poli...Investors Alley | SponsoredTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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