The stock of Gen Digital Inc (GEN) has seen a 2.80% increase in the past week, with a 3.47% gain in the past month, and a 15.77% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.89%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.89% for GEN. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.78% for GEN stock, with a simple moving average of 8.11% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ: GEN) Right Now?
Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ: GEN) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 29.21x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.00. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 1 as “overweight”, 4 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for GEN is 561.01M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.15% of that float. On July 08, 2025, the average trading volume of GEN was 4.76M shares.
GEN stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ: GEN) has plunged by -1.28% when compared to previous closing price of $30.49, but the company has seen a 2.80% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-07-07 that Wondering how to pick strong, market-beating stocks for your investment portfolio? Look no further than the Zacks Style Scores.
Analysts’ Opinion of GEN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GEN stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for GEN by listing it as a “Outperform”. The predicted price for GEN in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $35 based on the research report published on July 01, 2025 of the current year 2025.
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 6.02% 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 -5.11% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.89%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.89%, as shares surge +3.33% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +22.46% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GEN rose by +2.80%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +13.07% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $29.57. In addition, Gen Digital Inc saw 20.59% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Starboard Value LP, the Affiliate of former Director P of Gen Digital Inc, proposed sale 500,000 shares at $30.15 during a trade that took place back on Jun 16 ’25, which means that Starboard Value LP is holding N/A shares at $15,075,050 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
- 0.8% 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 0.79 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 3.66. 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 4.41. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.6. The receivables turnover for the company is 15.02for 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
To sum up, Gen Digital Inc (GEN) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others 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.
