Gen Digital (GEN) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$30.45 +2.18 (+7.71%)

Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$30.65 +0.20 (+0.66%)

As of 08/8/2025 07:00 PM Eastern

Gen Digital - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 7 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
3

Buy
4

Based on 7 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Gen Digital in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 7 analysts, 3 have given a hold rating, 3 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for GEN.

Consensus Price Target

$35.33
16.04% Upside

According to the 7 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Gen Digital, the average price target is $35.33. The highest price target for GEN is $46.00, while the lowest price target for GEN is $25.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 16.04% from the current price of $30.45.

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GEN Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 8/9/24 to 8/9/25	1 Month Ago 7/10/24 to 7/10/25	3 Months Ago 5/11/24 to 5/11/25	1 Year Ago 8/10/23 to 8/9/24
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)
Hold	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$35.33	$30.00	$27.50	N/A
Forecasted Upside	16.04% Upside	1.08% Upside	-4.88% Downside	N/A
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Buy	Buy	Strong Buy

GEN Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

GEN Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Gen Digital Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Gen Digital	Business Services Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.71	2.72	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	16.04% Upside	422.09% Upside	13.84% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent GEN News	Neutral News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
8/8/2025	Royal Bank Of Canada 3 of 5 stars	Matthew Hedberg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$32.00 ➝ $33.00	+6.58%
8/8/2025	Wells Fargo & Company 3 of 5 stars	Andrew Nowinski Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$37.00 ➝ $40.00	+28.15%
8/8/2025	Barclays 3 of 5 stars	Saket Kalia Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$32.00 ➝ $33.00	+16.73%
7/14/2025	B. Riley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Hal Goetsch Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$46.00	+60.33%
7/1/2025	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Robert Coolbrith Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$35.00	+19.05%
4/16/2025	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Hamza Fodderwala Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$27.00 ➝ $25.00	+0.97%
12/4/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	R. Boyd Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
5/28/2024	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Bonner Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy

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GEN Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 7 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Gen Digital is $35.33, with a high forecast of $46.00 and a low forecast of $25.00.
: 7 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Gen Digital in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings, 3 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" GEN shares.
: According to analysts, Gen Digital's stock has a predicted upside of 16.04% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Gen Digital has been rated by research analysts at B. Riley, Barclays, Evercore ISI, Royal Bank Of Canada, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Gen Digital less than other "business services" companies. The consensus rating score for Gen Digital is 2.71 while the average consensus rating score for "business services" companies is 2.72. Learn more on how GEN compares to other companies.

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This page (NASDAQ:GEN) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Gen Digital (GEN) Stock Forecast & Price Target