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Gen Digital NasdaqGS:GEN Stock Report

Last Price

US$27.83

Market Cap

US$16.9b

7D

-6.8%

1Y

20.3%

Updated

20 Dec, 2024

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Gen Digital Inc.

NasdaqGS:GEN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$16.9b

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. More details

GEN fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health1/6
Dividends3/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (27.5x) is below the Software industry average (40.6x)

Earnings are forecast to grow 15.14% 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

Profit margins (16.2%) are lower than last year (37.5%)


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Consensus Narrative from 10 Analysts

AI-powered Cybersecurity And Identity Protection Will Attract More Customers In The Future

Key Takeaways Gen Digital's AI-driven product expansion and identity protection services are expected to boost customer demand and enhance revenue and net income margins. A focus on direct customer growth, retention, and disciplined capital allocation aims to improve lifetime customer value and earnings per share.
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US$31.23
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10.9% undervalued intrinsic discount
2.71%
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Gen Digital Inc. Competitors

Check Point Software Technologies

NasdaqGS:CHKP

US$20.6b

Commvault Systems

NasdaqGS:CVLT

US$6.9b

Dolby Laboratories

NYSE:DLB

US$7.4b

Qualys

NasdaqGS:QLYS

US$5.2b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Gen Digital
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$27.83
52 Week HighUS$31.72
52 Week LowUS$19.08
Beta1.05
1 Month Change-5.47%
3 Month Change5.10%
1 Year Change20.27%
3 Year Change7.58%
5 Year Change8.71%
Change since IPO3,772.00%

Recent News & Updates

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN)

Dec 18
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN)

Gen Digital: A Robust Business Facing A Secular Threat

Nov 22

Recent updates

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN)

Dec 18
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN)

Gen Digital: A Robust Business Facing A Secular Threat

Nov 22

Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.125

Nov 03
Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.125

Gen Digital Inc. Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

Nov 02
Gen Digital Inc. Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

Gen Digital: Improving Cash Flows Support Deleveraging

Oct 27

Is Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Potentially Undervalued?

Oct 16
Is Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Potentially Undervalued?

Getting In Cheap On Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Might Be Difficult

Oct 01
Getting In Cheap On Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Might Be Difficult

Gen Digital: Strong Growth, Good Fundamentals, And Decent Price Action Make A Buy

Sep 18

Is There An Opportunity With Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) 29% Undervaluation?

Sep 16
Is There An Opportunity With Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) 29% Undervaluation?

Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Jun 24
Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Gen Digital: Cross-Selling And Partnership Strengths, But Rate-Sensitive

Jun 14

Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Stocks Shoot Up 29% But Its P/E Still Looks Reasonable

Jun 06
Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Stocks Shoot Up 29% But Its P/E Still Looks Reasonable

Is There Now An Opportunity In Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN)?

Jun 04
Is There Now An Opportunity In Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN)?

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) Low P/E

Apr 08
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) Low P/E

Gen Digital: Steady Business With Minimal Catalyst At Present

Mar 31

Is Now The Time To Put Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) On Your Watchlist?

Mar 24
Is Now The Time To Put Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) On Your Watchlist?

Here's Why Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Mar 10
Here's Why Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Is There An Opportunity With Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) 43% Undervaluation?

Feb 25
Is There An Opportunity With Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) 43% Undervaluation?

Gen Digital's (NASDAQ:GEN) Earnings Are Of Questionable Quality

Feb 12
Gen Digital's (NASDAQ:GEN) Earnings Are Of Questionable Quality

Gen Digital: The Debt Post-Merger Is Worrying

Jan 18

Insufficient Growth At Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Hampers Share Price

Dec 26
Insufficient Growth At Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Hampers Share Price

Shareholder Returns

GENUS SoftwareUS Market
7D-6.8%-3.9%-3.5%
1Y20.3%21.3%22.1%

Return vs Industry: GEN matched the US Software industry which returned 21.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: GEN underperformed the US Market which returned 22.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is GEN's price volatile compared to industry and market?
GEN volatility
GEN Average Weekly Movement3.9%
Software Industry Average Movement8.0%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market17.0%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

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

Volatility Over Time: GEN's weekly volatility (4%) 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$16.91b
Earnings (TTM)US$624.00m
Revenue (TTM)US$3.86b

27.5x

P/E Ratio

4.4x

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$3.86b
Cost of RevenueUS$756.00m
Gross ProfitUS$3.11b
Other ExpensesUS$2.48b
EarningsUS$624.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 27, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)1.01
Gross Margin80.43%
Net Profit Margin16.15%
Debt/Equity Ratio406.5%

How did GEN perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

1.8%

Current Dividend Yield

50%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 00:26
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 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

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Gen Digital Inc. is covered by 60 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