Gen Digital
About: Gen is a cybersecurity pure-play that offers security, identity protection, and privacy solutions to individual consumers. The firm's cyber safety offerings, via brands such as Norton, Avast, and LifeLock, have long maintained their positions as some of the most recognizable consumer-focused security and identity-protection products.
Employees: 3,400
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
179% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 38
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q3] → 4 (+1) [Q4]
21% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $22.6M | Put options by funds: $18.7M
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 241 | Existing positions reduced: 204
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 575 [Q3] → 633 (+58) [Q4]
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.2B [Q3] → $14B (-$239M) [Q4]
1.3% less ownership
Funds ownership: 83.99% [Q3] → 82.7% (-1.3%) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$30
13%
upside
Avg. target
$30
13%
upside
High target
$30
13%
upside
1 analyst rating
0 positive
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1 neutral
100%
0 negative
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RBC Capital Matthew Hedberg 54% 1-year accuracy 112 / 209 met price target | 13%upside $30 | Sector Perform Maintained | 31 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about GEN published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
2 days ago
MoneyLion to Hold Special Stockholder Meeting on Proposed Acquisition by Gen Digital
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MoneyLion Inc. (“MoneyLion”) (NYSE: ML), a digital ecosystem for consumer finance that empowers everyone to make their best financial decisions, today announced that it has set the date for the special stockholder meeting to consider and vote on the proposal to adopt the merger agreement in connection with the proposed acquisition of MoneyLion by Gen Digital Inc. (“Gen” or “Gen Digital”) (NASDAQ: GEN). The special meeting will be held on April 10, 2025 for MoneyLion s.
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PRNewsWire
2 weeks ago
AI-Fueled Tax Scams on the Rise: LifeLock Experts Share Tips on How to File Safely
Look out for W-2 phishing scams, disaster relief scams and fake debt relief scams TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE , Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As AI-driven scams surge this tax season, taxpayers face unprecedented challenges in safeguarding their personal and financial information.
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PRNewsWire
3 weeks ago
Norton Launches Enhanced AI-Powered Scam Protection Across Cyber Safety Lineup
Defends against phony calls, texts, emails, and websites as cyberthreats from scams and social engineering threats hit record levels TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE , Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Norton, a leader in Cyber Safety and part of Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), is setting the standard for scam protection with a new range of AI-powered features fully integrated in Norton Cyber Safety products to help protect people from the most widespread cyberthreat of our time.
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PRNewsWire
3 weeks ago
Gen Announces Pricing of $950,000,000 of Senior Notes
TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE , Feb. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its family of consumer brands, announced today that it has priced $950 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.25% senior notes due 2033 (the "Notes"), which were offered in a private offering (the "Notes Offering") that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
Neutral
PRNewsWire
4 weeks ago
Gen Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Notes
TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE , Feb. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its family of consumer brands, announced today that it is proposing to sell $1,100 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2033 (the "Notes") in a private offering (the "Notes Offering") that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
Romance Reimagined: How AI is Playing Cupid (and Catfish)
Norton uncovers AI's role in modern romance, with 60% of online daters believing their matches used AI to chat them up TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE , Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As dating platforms evolve and artificial intelligence becomes more integrated into our daily lives, people are finding both new opportunities and new threats in their pursuit of meaningful connections.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Unlocking Gen Digital (GEN) International Revenues: Trends, Surprises, and Prospects
Review Gen Digital's (GEN) international revenue performance and how it affects the predictions of financial analysts on Wall Street and the future prospects for the stock.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
GEN's Q3 Earnings Beat, Revenues Match: Will the Stock Move Upward?
Gen Digital's Q3 top line gains from an expanding portfolio and increased customer retention rate while disciplined spending drives the bottom line.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Compared to Estimates, Gen Digital (GEN) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Gen Digital (GEN) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN ) Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call January 30, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Jason Starr - Head of Investor Relations Vincent Pilette - Chief Executive Officer Natalie Derse - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Roger Boyd - UBS Andrew Nowinski - Wells Fargo Saket Kalia - Barclays Dan Bergstrom - RBC Capital Markets Hamza Fodderwala - Morgan Stanley Tomer Zilberman - Bank of America Operator Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for standing by.
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