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Gen Digital

27.63 USD
-0.09
0.32%
At close Feb 7, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
27.63
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
-0.32%
5 days
3.68%
1 month
2.41%
3 months
-6.50%
6 months
13.89%
Year to date
0.55%
1 year
32.14%
5 years
40.04%
10 years
11.64%
 

About: Gen is a cybersecurity pure-play that offers security, identity protection, and privacy solutions to individual consumers. The firm's cyber safety offerings, via brands such as Norton, Avast, and LifeLock, have long maintained their positions as some of the most recognizable consumer-focused security and identity-protection products.

Employees: 3,400

0
Funds holding %
of 6,831 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 52

14% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $31.4M | Put options by funds: $27.6M

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.3B [Q2] → $14.2B (+$951M) [Q3]

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 558 [Q2] → 572 (+14) [Q3]

1% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 211 | Existing positions reduced: 209

0.73% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.87% [Q2] → 84.14% (-0.73%) [Q3]

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 [Q2] → 3 (-3) [Q3]

Research analyst outlook

1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$30
9%
upside
Avg. target
$30
9%
upside
High target
$30
9%
upside

1 analyst rating

positive
0%
neutral
100%
negative
0%
RBC Capital
Matthew Hedberg
74% 1-year accuracy
160 / 217 met price target
9%upside
$30
Sector Perform
Maintained
31 Jan 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 10 articles about GEN published over the past 30 days

Neutral
PRNewsWire
5 days ago
Romance Reimagined: How AI is Playing Cupid (and Catfish)
Norton uncovers AI's role in modern romance, with 60% of online daters believing their matches used AI to chat them up TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE , Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As dating platforms evolve and artificial intelligence becomes more integrated into our daily lives, people are finding both new opportunities and new threats in their pursuit of meaningful connections.
Romance Reimagined: How AI is Playing Cupid (and Catfish)
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
5 days ago
Unlocking Gen Digital (GEN) International Revenues: Trends, Surprises, and Prospects
Review Gen Digital's (GEN) international revenue performance and how it affects the predictions of financial analysts on Wall Street and the future prospects for the stock.
Unlocking Gen Digital (GEN) International Revenues: Trends, Surprises, and Prospects
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
GEN's Q3 Earnings Beat, Revenues Match: Will the Stock Move Upward?
Gen Digital's Q3 top line gains from an expanding portfolio and increased customer retention rate while disciplined spending drives the bottom line.
GEN's Q3 Earnings Beat, Revenues Match: Will the Stock Move Upward?
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Compared to Estimates, Gen Digital (GEN) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Gen Digital (GEN) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Compared to Estimates, Gen Digital (GEN) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN ) Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call January 30, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Jason Starr - Head of Investor Relations Vincent Pilette - Chief Executive Officer Natalie Derse - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Roger Boyd - UBS Andrew Nowinski - Wells Fargo Saket Kalia - Barclays Dan Bergstrom - RBC Capital Markets Hamza Fodderwala - Morgan Stanley Tomer Zilberman - Bank of America Operator Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for standing by.
Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Gen Digital (GEN) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
Gen Digital (GEN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.56 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.55 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.49 per share a year ago.
Gen Digital (GEN) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
Positive
Reuters
1 week ago
Gen Digital beats third-quarter revenue estimates on strong demand for cybersecurity tools
Gen Digital topped Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue and profit on Thursday, driven by strong demand for its cybersecurity tools.
Gen Digital beats third-quarter revenue estimates on strong demand for cybersecurity tools
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
Gen Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results
Company strengthens full-year guidance following strong Q3 momentum TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE , Jan. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader dedicated to Powering Digital Freedom, released its results for the third quarter fiscal year 2025, which ended December 27, 2024.
Gen Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Gen Digital to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock?
In the face of macro-headwinds, GEN's Q3 results are likely to demonstrate benefits from a growing clientele, bolstered by a robust product portfolio.
Gen Digital to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock?
Neutral
PRNewsWire
3 weeks ago
Avast Expands Identity Protection Solution to Help Tackle Rise in Scam and Identity Theft
Avast debuts Avast Secure Identity to 15 new countries outside of the US TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE , Jan. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Avast, a leader in digital security and privacy and part of Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), has expanded the availability of its identity protection solution, Avast Secure Identity, to help people around the world keep their identity safer from escalating scam and identity theft risks.
Avast Expands Identity Protection Solution to Help Tackle Rise in Scam and Identity Theft
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