Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) is a publicly traded software - infrastructure business based in the US. It opened the day at $20.61 after a previous close of $20.83. During the day the price has varied from a low of $20.395 to a high of $20.675. The latest price was $20.55 (25 minute delay). Gen Digital is listed on the NASDAQ and employs 3,700 staff. All prices are listed in US dollars.
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Over the last 12 months, Gen Digital's shares have ranged in value from as little as $15.0531 up to $24.2272. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Gen Digital's is 1.091. This would suggest that Gen Digital's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Historical closes compared with the last close of $20.55
| 1 week (2024-04-18) | 0.24% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-03-25) | -6.16% |
| 3 months (2024-01-25) | -13.55% |
| 6 months (2023-10-25) | 23.35% |
| 1 year (2023-04-25) | 19.41% |
| 3 years (2021-04-25) | 8,462.50% |
| 5 years (2019-04-25) | 1,445.11% |
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Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Gen Digital P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
Gen Digital's current stock price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 9x. In other words, Gen Digital stocks trade at around 9x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Gen Digital's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 5.0764. Higher PEG ratios such as this can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value given the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Gen Digital's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Gen Digital's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $1.9 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Gen Digital's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
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