Gen Digital Inc [GEN] stock is trading at $27.90, up 0.36%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The GEN shares have gain 4.49% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.01%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, UBS started tracking the stock with Buy rating on December 04, 2024, and set its price target to $36. On October 24, 2024, Wells Fargo initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $35 on the stock. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and decreased its price target to $27 on June 07, 2024. Barclays downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and reduced its price target to $25 on April 11, 2024. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on November 21, 2023, and upped its price target to $26. In a note dated November 16, 2023, BofA Securities initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $25 on this stock.
Gen Digital Inc [GEN] stock has fluctuated between $19.58 and $31.72 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $27 within the next 12 months. Gen Digital Inc [NASDAQ: GEN] shares were valued at $27.90 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -3.23% based on the average GEN price forecast.
Analyzing the GEN fundamentals
Gen Digital Inc [NASDAQ:GEN] reported sales of 3.89B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 3.68%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.77% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.41%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.25%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.16%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.3 and Total Capital is 0.14. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of3.97.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 27.75 points at the first support level, and at 27.60 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 28.06, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 28.22.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Gen Digital Inc’s Current Ratio is 0.35. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.35, while the Cash Ratio is 0.23. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.42, the price to book ratio is 7.99 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.54.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved DERSE NATALIE MARIE, CFO, that happened on Feb 18 ’25 when 989.0 shares were sold. CLO & Head Corp Aff, KO BRYAN SEUK completed a deal on Nov 26 ’24 to sell 48290.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer BRYAN S KO bought 48290.0 shares on Nov 26 ’24.
