The price-to-earnings ratio for Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ: GEN) is above average at 9.27x, while the 36-month beta value is 0.84.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The average price point forecasted by analysts for Gen Digital Inc (GEN) is $24.80, which is $4.4 above the current market price. The public float for GEN is 579.93M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.04% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of GEN on November 17, 2023 was 3.56M shares.

GEN) stock’s latest price update

Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ: GEN) has seen a rise in its stock price by 3.24 in relation to its previous close of 19.76. However, the company has experienced a 7.37% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. MarketBeat reported 2023-11-14 that Cybersecurity products and services provider Gen Digital Inc. NASDAQ: GEN may not sound familiar until you discover its products and brands. While enterprise cybersecurity firms like Palo Alto Networks Inc. NASDAQ: PANW and Crowdstrike Holdings Inc. NASDAQ: CRWD get the spotlight, consumer cybersecurity tends to get overlooked.

GEN’s Market Performance

Gen Digital Inc (GEN) has seen a 7.37% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 15.91% gain in the past month and a 0.15% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.61%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.70% for GEN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 14.87% for GEN’s stock, with a 10.41% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

GEN Trading at 12.98% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought GEN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -14.72% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 2.70%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.61%, as shares surge +17.31% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.00% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, GEN rose by +7.37%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -12.67% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $17.91. In addition, Gen Digital Inc saw -4.81% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GEN starting from Vlcek Ondrej, who purchase 300,000 shares at the price of $15.79 back on May 17. After this action, Vlcek Ondrej now owns 4,160,061 shares of Gen Digital Inc, valued at $4,737,000 using the latest closing price.

DERSE NATALIE MARIE, the CFO of Gen Digital Inc, sale 1,033 shares at $21.10 during a trade that took place back on Feb 16, which means that DERSE NATALIE MARIE is holding 235,863 shares at $21,796 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for GEN

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

• +41.13 for the present operating margin
• +77.20 for the gross margin

The net margin for Gen Digital Inc stands at +40.41. The total capital return value is set at 17.43, while invested capital returns managed to touch 18.64. Equity return is now at value 68.97, with 8.78 for asset returns.

Based on Gen Digital Inc (GEN), the company’s capital structure generated 446.32 points at debt to equity in total, while total debt to capital is 81.70. Total debt to assets is 61.57, with long-term debt to equity ratio resting at 434.55. Finally, the long-term debt to capital ratio is 79.54.

When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.75, with the company’s debt to enterprise value settled at 0.50. The receivables turnover for the company is 20.17 and the total asset turnover is 0.29. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.43.

Conclusion

In a nutshell, Gen Digital Inc (GEN) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.