How to buy Gen Digital (GEN) stocks

Gen Digital is a software - infrastructure business based in the US. Gen Digital shares (GEN) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $27.83 – a decrease of 6.8% over the previous week. Gen Digital employs 3,400 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $3.9 billion.

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Gen Digital stock price (NASDAQ: GEN)

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Gen Digital stocks at a glance

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Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$27.83
52-week range	$18.70 - $31.72
50-day moving average more info button	$29.11
200-day moving average more info button	$25.34
Wall St. target price	$31.23
PE ratio more info button	28.0101
Dividend yield more info button	$0.5 (1.8%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.99

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Gen Digital price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $27.45 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-8.07%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-7.92%
3 months (2024-09-20)	3.66%
6 months (2024-06-21)	13.34%

1 year (2023-12-21)	18.42%
2 years (2022-12-21)	33.62%
3 years (2021-12-21)	14.63%
5 years (2019-12-20)	108.04%

Is Gen Digital stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Gen Digital stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Gen Digital's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Gen Digital's P/E ratio

Gen Digital's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 28x. In other words, Gen Digital shares trade at around 28x recent earnings.

That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29).

Gen Digital's PEG ratio

Gen Digital's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.6458. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Gen Digital's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Gen Digital's EBITDA

Gen Digital's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.8 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Gen Digital's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Gen Digital financials

Revenue TTM	$3.9 billion
Operating margin TTM	41.58%
Gross profit TTM	$2.4 billion
Return on assets TTM	6.24%
Return on equity TTM	27.66%
Profit margin	16.15%
Book value	$3.41
Market Capitalization more info button	$17.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Gen Digital stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 23.92% of net profits

Recently Gen Digital has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Gen Digital shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Gen Digital's case, that would currently equate to about $0.5 per share.

While Gen Digital's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Gen Digital is investing more in its future growth.

Gen Digital's most recent dividend payout was on 10 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 17 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Gen Digital's stocks ever split?

Gen Digital's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 30 November 2004 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Gen Digital stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Gen Digital stocks, which in turn could have impacted Gen Digital's stock price.

Gen Digital stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Gen Digital's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $18.7021 up to $31.72. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Gen Digital's is 1.054. This would suggest that Gen Digital's stocks are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Gen Digital overview

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. In addition, the company offers Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions under Norton, Avast and AVG brands to enhance security and online privacy that allows customers to securely transmit and access private information, such as passwords, bank details, and credit card numbers, when using public Wi-Fi on PCs, Macs, and mobile iOS and Android devices; AntiTrack and Secure Browser products which helps to keep personal information and browsing activity anonymous while browsing online; and Privacy Monitor Assistant and BreachGuard products for removing customers' data from public data broker sites; and ReputationDefender, a white glove service that helps customers manage all aspects of their personal branding online, including search results, social media sites, and overall web presence. It markets and sells its products and related services through retailers, telecom service providers, hardware original equipment manufacturers, and employee benefit providers, as well as e-commerce platform. The company was formerly known as NortonLifeLock Inc.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Gen Digital is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 9.238% of Gen Digital stocks are held by insiders and 86.741% by institutions. How many people work for Gen Digital?
Latest data suggests 3,400 work at Gen Digital. When does the fiscal year end for Gen Digital?
Gen Digital's fiscal year ends in March. Where is Gen Digital based?
Gen Digital's address is: 60 East Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ, United States, 85281 What is Gen Digital's ISIN number?
Gen Digital's international securities identification number is: US6687711084 What is Gen Digital's CUSIP number?
Gen Digital's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 668771108

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