Gen Digital (GEN) is a leading software - infrastructure business based in the US. It opened the day at $25.54 after a previous close of $25.21. During the day the price has varied from a low of $25.37 to a high of $26.27. The latest price was $26.09 (25 minute delay). Gen Digital is listed on the NASDAQ and employs 3,400 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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| Open | $25.54 |
|---|---|
| High | $26.27 |
| Low | $25.37 |
| Close | $26.09 |
| Previous close | $25.21 |
| Change | $0.88 |
| Change % | 3.4907% |
| Volume | 4,679,626 |
| 52-week range | $16.10 - $25.92 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | $24.53 |
| 200-day moving average | $21.87 |
| Wall St. target price | $26.56 |
| PE ratio | 26.5417 |
| Dividend yield | $0.5 (1.96%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.96 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $26.09 from 2024-07-25
| 1 week (2024-07-19) | 2.39% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-06-27) | 5.97% |
| 3 months (2024-04-26) | 26.47% |
| 6 months (2024-01-26) | 9.76% |
| 1 year (2023-07-27) | 33.79% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-07-23) | N/A |
| 3 years (2021-07-23) | N/A |
| 5 years (2019-07-26) | 2,129.91% |
Valuing Gen Digital stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Gen Digital's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Gen Digital's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 27x. In other words, Gen Digital shares trade at around 27x recent earnings.
That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29).
Gen Digital's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 5.0764. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
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 share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Gen Digital's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.8 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Gen Digital's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $3.8 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 43.64% |
| Gross profit TTM | $2.4 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 5.99% |
| Return on equity TTM | 28.02% |
| Profit margin | 16.16% |
| Book value | $3.53 |
| Market Capitalization | $16 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 25.51% of net profits
Recently Gen Digital has paid out, on average, around 25.51% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.96% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Gen Digital shareholders could enjoy a 1.96% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Gen Digital's case, that would currently equate to about $0.5 per share.
While Gen Digital's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Gen Digital may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Gen Digital's most recent dividend payout was on 11 June 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 16 May 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Gen Digital's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 30 November 2004. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Gen Digital shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Gen Digital shares which in turn could have impacted Gen Digital's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Gen Digital's shares have ranged in value from as little as $16.1046 up to $25.92. 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 1.041. 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).
Gen Digital Inc. engages in the provision of cyber safety solutions for consumers in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Japan. The company offers security and performance products under Norton, Avast, Avira, AVG, and CCleaner brands that provide real-time protection and maintenance for PCs, Macs, and mobile devices against malware, viruses, adware, and other online threats. It also provides identity protection solutions, including LifeLock Identity Theft Protection, Avast and AVG Secure Identity, Norton Identity Theft Protection, and Dark Web Monitoring for monitoring of credit reports, financial accounts, the dark web, and social media accounts to help safeguard customers' personal information. In addition, the company offers Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions under Norton, Avast and AVG brands to enhance security and online privacy that allows customers to securely transmit and access private information, such as passwords, bank details, and credit card numbers, when using public Wi-Fi on PCs, Macs, and mobile iOS and Android devices; AntiTrack and Secure Browser products which helps to keep personal information and browsing activity anonymous while browsing online; and Privacy Monitor Assistant and BreachGuard products for removing customers' data from public data broker sites; and ReputationDefender, a white glove service that helps customers manage all aspects of their personal branding online, including search results, social media sites, and overall web presence. It markets and sells its products and related services through retailers, telecom service providers, hardware original equipment manufacturers, and employee benefit providers, as well as e-commerce platform. The company was formerly known as NortonLifeLock Inc.
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