In the past week, GEN stock has gone up by 2.05%, with a monthly gain of 5.00% and a quarterly surge of 11.24%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.85%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.87% for Gen Digital Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.23% for GEN’s stock, with a simple moving average of 5.88% 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 28.54x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.01. 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 01, 2025, the average trading volume of GEN was 4.80M shares.
GEN) stock’s latest price update
Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ: GEN)’s stock price has soared by 0.41 in relation to previous closing price of 29.28. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 2.05% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-25 that Avast debuts Scam Guardian and Scam Guardian Pro as data breaches and scams soar TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Driven by a commitment to make cutting-edge scam protection available to everyone, Avast, a leader in digital security and privacy and part of Gen (NASDAQ: GEN), has unveiled Scam Guardian, a new AI-powered offering integrated into its award-winning1 Avast Free Antivirus.
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 5.29% 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 -7.31% of loss for the given period.
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 6.49. 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.
