Gen Digital (GEN) Competitors $30.48 +0.67 (+2.25%) Closing price 03:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.00 -0.48 (-1.57%) As of 04:10 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 Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) and Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) are both large-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate SNOW or GEN? Snowflake presently has a consensus price target of $225.36, suggesting a potential upside of 1.91%. Gen Digital has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.57%. Given Snowflake's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Snowflake is more favorable than Gen Digital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Snowflake 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 33 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Gen Digital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is SNOW or GEN 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 Snowflake-36.43% -37.75% -14.59% Gen Digital 16.34%59.38%8.16% Which has more volatility and risk, SNOW or GEN? Snowflake has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gen Digital has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to SNOW or GEN? In the previous week, Snowflake had 26 more articles in the media than Gen Digital. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Snowflake and 25 mentions for Gen Digital. Snowflake's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Gen Digital's score of 0.35 indicating that Snowflake is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Snowflake 29 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gen Digital 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SNOW or GEN? 65.1% of Snowflake shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.4% of Gen Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of Snowflake 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, SNOW or GEN? 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 RatioSnowflake$3.63B20.36-$1.29B-$4.21-52.52Gen Digital$3.94B4.80$643M$1.0429.31 SummaryGen Digital beats Snowflake on 10 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. 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$18.49B$2.38B$13.02B$8.95BDividend Yield1.68%1.33%2.56%4.08%P/E Ratio29.3131.4428.6620.03Price / Sales4.8036.6139.44120.16Price / Cash10.9940.7025.6857.47Price / Book8.285.876.275.67Net Income$643M$32.32M$187.50M$248.47M7 Day Performance3.50%5.02%2.91%2.90%1 Month Performance5.69%8.53%4.88%5.75%1 Year Performance23.50%51.99%35.10%21.36% Gen Digital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GENGen Digital2.8254 of 5 stars$30.48+2.2%$30.00-1.6%+19.4%$18.49B$3.94B29.313,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSNOWSnowflake3.9826 of 5 stars$213.74+0.8%$223.54+4.6%+53.1%$71.36B$3.84B-50.777,834Trending NewsInsider TradeRBLXRoblox2.5259 of 5 stars$103.53+1.4%$78.04-24.6%+175.4%$70.22B$3.60B-77.262,474Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNETCloudflare3.7738 of 5 stars$183.97+2.6%$145.92-20.7%+118.0%$63.77B$1.77B-799.874,263Trending NewsInsider TradeTEAMAtlassian4.8261 of 5 stars$192.74+1.7%$282.19+46.4%+13.4%$50.60B$4.36B-116.1112,157Insider TradeZSZscaler3.8796 of 5 stars$310.46+2.5%$294.03-5.3%+57.3%$48.34B$2.17B-1,194.087,348Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastVEEVVeeva Systems4.2463 of 5 stars$279.970.0%$269.80-3.6%+54.3%$45.75B$2.75B59.327,291Positive NewsOptions VolumeDDOGDatadog4.2723 of 5 stars$129.52+1.6%$142.52+10.0%+2.5%$44.73B$2.83B281.576,500Trending NewsOptions VolumeGap UpEAElectronic Arts4.1918 of 5 stars$154.41+2.6%$161.88+4.8%+13.1%$38.72B$7.46B36.4214,500Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeTTDTrade Desk4.0654 of 5 stars$68.87+0.9%$97.15+41.1%-25.2%$33.85B$2.44B83.993,522Analyst ForecastWITWipro1.4968 of 5 stars$3.03+2.0%N/A-51.8%$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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis 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 | SponsoredMarket 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 | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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