Gen Digital Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Gen Digital is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.8% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
1.8%
Dividend yield
4.0%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 5.8% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 1.9% |
| Dividend Growth | 1.1% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$0.500 |
| Payout ratio | 50% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN)
Dec 18
Gen Digital: A Robust Business Facing A Secular Threat
Nov 22Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.125
Nov 03Gen Digital Inc. Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models
Nov 02Gen Digital: Improving Cash Flows Support Deleveraging
Oct 27Is Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Potentially Undervalued?
Oct 16Getting In Cheap On Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Might Be Difficult
Oct 01Gen Digital: Strong Growth, Good Fundamentals, And Decent Price Action Make A Buy
Sep 18Is There An Opportunity With Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) 29% Undervaluation?
Sep 16Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Jun 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 Reasonable
Jun 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/E
Apr 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 Responsibly
Mar 10Is There An Opportunity With Gen Digital Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GEN) 43% Undervaluation?
Feb 25Gen Digital's (NASDAQ:GEN) Earnings Are Of Questionable Quality
Feb 12Gen Digital: The Debt Post-Merger Is Worrying
Jan 18Insufficient Growth At Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) Hampers Share Price
Dec 26Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: GEN's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: GEN's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Gen Digital Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (GEN) | 1.8% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Software) | 0.8% |
| Analyst forecast (GEN) (up to 3 years) | 1.9% |
Notable Dividend: GEN's dividend (1.8%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).
High Dividend: GEN's dividend (1.8%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.51%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (50.2%), GEN's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (14.5%), GEN's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 02:04 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/27 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/03/29 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Louis Edmond Lardenois | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Joseph Bonner | Argus Research Company |
| Christopher Watts | Atlantic Equities LLP |