Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ: GEN) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.14x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for GEN is 0.99. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for GEN is 557.96M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.93% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GEN on May 13, 2025 was 4.19M shares.
GEN) stock’s latest price update
Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ: GEN)’s stock price has plunge by 0.52relation to previous closing price of 28.91. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 12.77% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-12 that SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced the launch of its next-generation digital communications governance (DCG) offering, delivering real-time search, AI-driven supervision and surveillance, and state-of-the-art archiving and compliance capabilities. Deployed by six of the top 10 financial services firms in the U.S., according to Fortune 100 rankings, the offering, now available on public cloud, is designed to simpl.
GEN’s Market Performance
GEN’s stock has risen by 12.77% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 19.79% and a quarterly rise of 3.34%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.12% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.76% for Gen Digital Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 12.82% for GEN stock, with a simple moving average of 6.84% for the last 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 10.56% 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 -8.39% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.76%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.12%, as shares surge +19.05% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +6.33% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GEN rose by +12.77%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +15.32% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $25.76. In addition, Gen Digital Inc saw 6.14% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
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
- 0.78 for the gross margin
The net margin for Gen Digital Inc stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 28.80, with 4.11 for asset returns.
Based on Gen Digital Inc (GEN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.78 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.64. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.22.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.61 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.76. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.39. The receivables turnover for the company is 23.01for 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 0.51.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Gen Digital Inc (GEN) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
