BILL (BILL) Competitors

BILL (NYSE:BILL) and Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BILL or GEN?

BILL received 116 more outperform votes than Gen Digital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.72% of users gave Gen Digital an outperform vote while only 54.81% of users gave BILL an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BILL	Outperform Votes 188 54.81%	Underperform Votes 155 45.19%
Gen Digital	Outperform Votes 72 63.72%	Underperform Votes 41 36.28%

Which has more volatility and risk, BILL or GEN?

BILL has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gen Digital has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BILL or GEN?

BILL presently has a consensus price target of $62.75, suggesting a potential upside of 43.05%. Gen Digital has a consensus price target of $27.50, suggesting a potential downside of 6.59%. Given BILL's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BILL is more favorable than Gen Digital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BILL	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Gen Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BILL or GEN?

98.0% of BILL shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.4% of Gen Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of BILL shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of Gen Digital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to BILL or GEN?

In the previous week, BILL had 35 more articles in the media than Gen Digital. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for BILL and 16 mentions for Gen Digital. Gen Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat BILL's score of 0.23 indicating that Gen Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BILL	12 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Gen Digital	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BILL or GEN?

Gen Digital has higher revenue and earnings than BILL. BILL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gen Digital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BILL	$1.42B	3.18	-$28.88M	-$0.12	-365.54
Gen Digital	$3.94B	4.64	$616M	$1.04	28.31

Is BILL or GEN more profitable?

Gen Digital has a net margin of 16.32% compared to BILL's net margin of 5.90%. Gen Digital's return on equity of 58.83% beat BILL's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BILL	5.90%	1.53%	0.66%
Gen Digital	16.32%	58.83%	7.98%

Summary

Gen Digital beats BILL on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.