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After finishing at $30.77 in the prior trading day, Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ: GEN) closed at $31.85, up 3.51%. In other words, the price has increased by $3.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.03 million shares were traded. GEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $31.875 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.73.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GEN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 23.68 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.54. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.51 and its Current Ratio is at 0.50. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.75 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.63.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, B. Riley Securities on July 14, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $46.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 07 ’25 when Starboard Value LP bought 500,000 shares for $30.11 per share.
Starboard Value LP bought 500,000 shares of GEN for $15,075,050 on Jun 16 ’25. On May 30 ’25, another insider, Starboard Value LP, who serves as the Affiliate of former Director P of the company, bought 686,099 shares for $28.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GEN now has a Market Capitalization of 19609282560 and an Enterprise Value of 27686449152. As of this moment, Gen’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.25, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.17. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.55 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.004.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GEN is 0.98, which has changed by 0.27706492 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18157876 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GEN has reached a high of $31.72, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.01%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 4.47M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4663890 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 615.68M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 556.90M. Insiders hold about 9.55% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.09% stake in the company. Shares short for GEN as of 1753920000 were 15402781 with a Short Ratio of 3.44, compared to 1751241600 on 16223673. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15402781 and a Short% of Float of 3.1600002000000003.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, GEN’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.5, compared to 0.50 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.016249593The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.17. The current Payout Ratio is 48.52% for GEN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-19 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-18. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-12-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of Gen Digital Inc (GEN) involves the perspectives of 8.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.63, with high estimates of $0.64 and low estimates of $0.59.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.54 and $2.51 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.53. EPS for the following year is $2.84, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $2.98 and $2.75.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $1.19B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.21B to a low estimate of $1.16B. As of the current estimate, Gen Digital Inc’s year-ago sales were $974MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.19B. There is a high estimate of $1.21B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.18B.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GEN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.86B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.82B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.85B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.94BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.06B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.14B and the low estimate is $4.98B.
