Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ: GEN)’s stock price has gone rise by 0.42 in comparison to its previous close of 26.43, however, the company has experienced a -3.91% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-03-31 that Cary Marks GEN’s Sixth New Location in 2025, Reflecting Strong Momentum in Expansion Strategy Cary Marks GEN’s Sixth New Location in 2025, Reflecting Strong Momentum in Expansion Strategy
Is It Worth Investing in Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ: GEN) Right Now?
Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ: GEN) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 26.20x compared to its average ratio. GEN has 36-month beta value of 1.00. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for GEN is 558.04M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.58% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GEN on April 01, 2025 was 3.69M shares.
GEN’s Market Performance
The stock of Gen Digital Inc (GEN) has seen a -3.91% decrease in the past week, with a -2.89% drop in the past month, and a -4.74% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.16%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.55% for GEN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.89% for GEN’s stock, with a -2.03% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GEN
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GEN reach a price target of $36. The rating they have provided for GEN stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 04th, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to GEN, setting the target price at $35 in the report published on October 24th of the previous year.
GEN Trading at -3.26% 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 -16.33% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.16%, as shares sank -3.98% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.86% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GEN fell by -3.91%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +8.95% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $27.33. In addition, Gen Digital Inc saw -3.07% 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 DERSE NATALIE MARIE, who sale 989 shares at the price of $27.74 back on Feb 18 ’25. After this action, DERSE NATALIE MARIE now owns 333,668 shares of Gen Digital Inc, valued at $27,435 using the latest closing price.
KO BRYAN SEUK, the CLO & Head Corp Aff of Gen Digital Inc, sale 48,290 shares at $30.58 during a trade that took place back on Nov 26 ’24, which means that KO BRYAN SEUK is holding 504,500 shares at $1,476,601 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GEN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.41 for the present operating margin
- 0.77 for the gross margin
The net margin for Gen Digital Inc stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 27.80, with 4.01 for asset returns.
Based on Gen Digital Inc (GEN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.8 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.97. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.67.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.63 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.84. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.17. The receivables turnover for the company is 25.61for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.25. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.35.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Gen Digital Inc (GEN) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
