Gen Digital Inc.

DB:SYM Stock Report

Market Cap: €16.5b

Gen Digital Valuation

Is SYM undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of SYM when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: SYM (€26.6) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€26.85)

Significantly Below Fair Value: SYM is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for SYM?

Key metric: As SYM is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for SYM. This is calculated by dividing SYM's market cap by their current earnings.
What is SYM's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio27.3x
EarningsUS$624.00m
Market CapUS$17.17b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does SYM's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for SYM vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average36.4x
IXX init innovation in traffic systems
19.3x27.8%€352.6m
NEM Nemetschek
63.9x18.5%€10.9b
IVU IVU Traffic Technologies
20.7xn/a€253.1m
AOF ATOSS Software
41.7x7.7%€1.8b
SYM Gen Digital
27.3x15.1%€17.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: SYM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.3x) compared to the peer average (30x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does SYM's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Software Industry?

8 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SYM 27.3xIndustry Avg. 26.3xNo. of Companies18PE020406080100+
8 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: SYM is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.3x) compared to the European Software industry average (26.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is SYM's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

SYM PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio27.3x
Fair PE Ratio32.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: SYM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.9x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst SYM forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€26.60
€29.51
+11.0%
15.1%€34.97€19.85n/a10
Dec ’25€29.20
€28.65
-1.9%
15.2%€34.52€19.59n/a9
Nov ’25€26.20
€26.93
+2.8%
17.2%€34.02€19.31n/a9
Oct ’25€24.60
€23.89
-2.9%
12.9%€28.87€18.94n/a7
Sep ’25€23.80
€23.89
+0.4%
12.9%€28.87€18.94n/a7
Aug ’25€23.80
€23.92
+0.5%
9.3%€26.85€19.44n/a7
Jul ’25€23.20
€23.92
+3.1%
9.3%€26.85€19.44n/a7
Jun ’25€22.60
€23.95
+6.0%
9.6%€26.73€19.36n/a7
May ’25€19.40
€24.33
+25.4%
9.0%€27.03€19.57n/a8
Apr ’25€20.66
€24.37
+17.9%
9.0%€26.68€19.32n/a8
Mar ’25€19.81
€24.21
+22.2%
9.6%€26.90€19.48n/a9
Feb ’25€21.92
€23.78
+8.5%
10.0%€27.70€19.39n/a9
Jan ’25€20.60
€22.86
+11.0%
9.4%€24.77€19.26n/a8
Dec ’24€20.04
€22.71
+13.3%
9.8%€24.81€19.29€29.207
Nov ’24€15.55
€21.45
+38.0%
8.7%€25.18€19.59€26.206
Oct ’24€16.75
€21.45
+28.1%
8.7%€25.18€19.59€24.606
Sep ’24€19.00
€20.56
+8.2%
9.6%€24.53€18.84€23.806
Aug ’24€17.60
€20.24
+15.0%
9.7%€24.34€18.69€23.806
Jul ’24€16.89
€21.44
+27.0%
9.5%€24.99€19.44€23.206
Jun ’24€16.32
€21.44
+31.4%
9.5%€24.99€19.44€22.606
May ’24€16.03
€22.45
+40.0%
3.0%€23.53€21.72€19.405
Apr ’24€15.32
€23.74
+55.0%
6.7%€26.69€22.09€20.665
Mar ’24€18.34
€23.74
+29.5%
6.7%€26.69€22.09€19.815
Feb ’24€20.96
€23.74
+13.3%
6.7%€26.69€22.09€21.925
Jan ’24€19.71
€25.73
+30.5%
6.8%€28.97€23.97€20.605
Dec ’23€21.78
€25.73
+18.1%
6.8%€28.97€23.97€20.045

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/27 00:48
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/27
Annual Earnings2024/03/29

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Gen Digital Inc. is covered by 59 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Louis Edmond LardenoisArete Research Services LLP
Joseph BonnerArgus Research Company
Christopher WattsAtlantic Equities LLP