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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Funds holding %
of 7,407 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
184% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 108 | 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
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 574 [Q3] → 635 (+61) [Q4]
0.74% less ownership
Funds ownership: 83.41% [Q3] → 82.67% (-0.74%) [Q4]
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.1B [Q3] → $13.9B (-$143M) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$25
2%
upside
Avg. target
$28
12%
upside
High target
$30
23%
upside
2 analyst ratings
0 positive
0%
2 neutral
100%
0 negative
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Morgan Stanley Hamza Fodderwala 67% 1-year accuracy 20 / 30 met price target | 2%upside $25 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 16 Apr 2025 |
RBC Capital Matthew Hedberg 53% 1-year accuracy 110 / 206 met price target | 23%upside $30 | Sector Perform Maintained | 31 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about GEN published over the past 30 days
Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 days ago
Gen Completes Acquisition of MoneyLion, Accelerating the Company's Leadership in Financial Wellness
TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE , April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its family of consumer brands, today announced the successful closing of its acquisition of MoneyLion Inc. This strategic milestone strengthens Gen's leadership in financial wellness, empowering consumers to confidently manage and protect their digital and financial lives.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
Gen to Announce Fiscal 2025 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Results on May 6, 2025
TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE , April 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN) today announced that its fiscal year 2025 fourth quarter and full-year financial results will be released Tuesday, May 6, 2025, after market close.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 weeks ago
Gen Brands Norton, Avast, AVG and Avira Earn 16 Award Recognitions Across Third-Party Testing Institutions AV-Comparatives, AV-Test, and AVLab
TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE , April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader dedicated to powering Digital Freedom, today announced that independent testing institutions AV-Comparatives, AV-Test and AVLab have recognized multiple products across Gen trusted consumer brands: Norton, Avast, AVG and Avira.
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Business Wire
2 weeks ago
MoneyLion Reiterates Merits of Gen Digital Transaction Comprising Total Consideration of Up to Approximately $110 Per Share
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MoneyLion (“MoneyLion”) (NYSE: ML) today issued the following letter to shareholders regarding its proposed acquisition by Gen Digital Inc. (“Gen”) (NASDAQ: GEN): April 3, 2025 Dear Fellow Shareholders, On Thursday April 10, 2025, we will hold our Special Meeting of Shareholders to vote on the proposed merger with Gen Digital Inc. (“Gen”). Ahead of the meeting, we want to reaffirm the compelling value of the transaction, and why it represents the best path forward for.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
3 weeks ago
Sextortion Scams Become More Threatening in 2025
U.S. Threats Up 137% Fueled by AI-Powered Attacks and Data Breaches TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE , March 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sextortion scams are becoming more common – and more threatening – as cybercriminals exploit artificial intelligence (AI) and large-scale data breaches to develop highly convincing and personalized scams.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Why Gen Digital (GEN) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term
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Neutral
Business Wire
1 month 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.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month 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.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month 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.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 months 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").
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