Gen Digital (Nasdaq:GEN) - Stock Price, News & Analysis - Simply Wall St (2024)

GEN Stock Overview

Engages in the provision of cyber safety solutions for consumers in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Japan.

GEN fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation5/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance1/6
Financial Health1/6
Dividends3/6

Rewards

Trading at 52.2% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 12.18% per year

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Unstable dividend track record

Large one-off items impacting financial results

+ 1 more risk

Gen Digital Inc. Competitors

Check Point Software TechnologiesNasdaqGS:CHKPUS$17.6b
Dolby LaboratoriesNYSE:DLBUS$7.5b
QualysNasdaqGS:QLYSUS$5.1b
FortinetNasdaqGS:FTNTUS$44.8b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Gen Digital
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$24.19
52 Week HighUS$25.62
52 Week LowUS$16.38
Beta1.08
11 Month Change-2.81%
3 Month Change7.99%
1 Year Change32.40%
33 Year Change-11.13%
5 Year Change-3.63%
Change since IPO3,265.57%

Recent News & Updates

Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance SheetJun 24Gen Digital: Cross-Selling And Partnership Strengths, But Rate-Sensitive Jun 14Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Stocks Shoot Up 29% But Its P/E Still Looks ReasonableJun 06Is There Now An Opportunity In Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN)?Jun 04

Recent updates

Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance SheetJun 24Gen Digital: Cross-Selling And Partnership Strengths, But Rate-Sensitive Jun 14Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Stocks Shoot Up 29% But Its P/E Still Looks ReasonableJun 06Is There Now An Opportunity In Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN)?Jun 04Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) Low P/EApr 08Gen Digital: Steady Business With Minimal Catalyst At Present Mar 31Is Now The Time To Put Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) On Your Watchlist?Mar 24Here's Why Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Can Manage Its Debt ResponsiblyMar 10Is There An Opportunity With Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) 43% Undervaluation?Feb 25Gen Digital's (NASDAQ:GEN) Earnings Are Of Questionable QualityFeb 12Gen Digital: The Debt Post-Merger Is Worrying Jan 18Insufficient Growth At Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Hampers Share PriceDec 26Should You Be Adding Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) To Your Watchlist Today?Dec 11Gen Digital's (NASDAQ:GEN) Dividend Will Be $0.125Nov 13Is Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Using Too Much Debt?Nov 09At US$16.88, Is It Time To Put Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) On Your Watch List?Oct 25Is There An Opportunity With Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) 31% Undervaluation?Sep 25Shareholders May Not Be So Generous With Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) CEO Compensation And Here's WhySep 06Gen Digital's (NASDAQ:GEN) Dividend Will Be $0.125Aug 08We Think Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Is Taking Some Risk With Its DebtJul 25Why Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Could Be Worth WatchingJun 23Is There An Opportunity With Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) 24% Undervaluation?Jun 08These 4 Measures Indicate That Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Is Using Debt ExtensivelyApr 13Why Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Could Be Worth WatchingMar 14Is Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Trading At A 40% Discount?Feb 27Gen Digital Inc. Beat Revenue Forecasts By 14%: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting NextFeb 05Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance SheetDec 02Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.125Nov 13Is Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Potentially Undervalued?Nov 10NortonLifeLock Inc. (NASDAQ:NLOK) Shares Could Be 41% Below Their Intrinsic Value EstimateSep 19NortonLifeLock wins UK antitrust approval for purchase of Avast Plc Sep 02NortonLifeLock (NASDAQ:NLOK) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.125Aug 09The Right Play On NortonLifeLock Jul 21Does NortonLifeLock (NASDAQ:NLOK) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?Jul 18NortonLifeLock: Why I Take A Bullish View Jul 08NortonLifeLock (NASDAQ:NLOK) Has Announced A Dividend Of US$0.13Jun 05NortonLifeLock Inc. (NASDAQ:NLOK) Shares Could Be 39% Below Their Intrinsic Value EstimateJun 02NortonLifeLock (NASDAQ:NLOK) Has Announced A Dividend Of US$0.13May 12Is NortonLifeLock Inc. (NASDAQ:NLOK) Potentially Undervalued?May 09

Shareholder Returns

GENUS SoftwareUS Market
7D2.7%1.0%-0.2%
1Y32.4%28.3%22.9%

Return vs Industry: GEN exceeded the US Software industry which returned 28.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: GEN exceeded the US Market which returned 22.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is GEN's price volatile compared to industry and market?
GEN volatility
GEN Average Weekly Movement5.5%
Software Industry Average Movement6.9%
Market Average Movement5.7%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market15.3%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market2.9%

Stable Share Price: GEN has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: GEN's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19823,400Vincent Pilettewww.gendigital.com

Gen Digital Inc. engages in the provision of cyber safety solutions for consumers in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Japan. The company offers security and performance products under Norton, Avast, Avira, AVG, and CCleaner brands that provide real-time protection and maintenance for PCs, Macs, and mobile devices against malware, viruses, adware, and other online threats. It also provides identity protection solutions, including LifeLock Identity Theft Protection, Avast and AVG Secure Identity, Norton Identity Theft Protection, and Dark Web Monitoring for monitoring of credit reports, financial accounts, the dark web, and social media accounts to help safeguard customers’ personal information.

Gen Digital Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Gen Digital's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
GEN fundamental statistics
Market capUS$15.13b
Earnings (TTM)US$616.00m
Revenue (TTM)US$3.81b

24.6x

P/E Ratio

4.0x

P/S Ratio

Is GEN overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
GEN income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$3.81b
Cost of RevenueUS$731.00m
Gross ProfitUS$3.08b
Other ExpensesUS$2.47b
EarningsUS$616.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 29, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.98
Gross Margin80.82%
Net Profit Margin16.16%
Debt/Equity Ratio391.6%

How did GEN perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.1%

Current Dividend Yield

52%

Payout Ratio

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