Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ:GEN) shares traded 1.78% higher at $24.62 on Wall Street last session.
GEN stock price is now 6.93% away from the 50-day moving average and 15.23% away from the 200-day moving average. The market capitalization of the company currently stands at $15.42B.
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With the price target reduced from $28 to $27, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating from Overweight to Equal-Weight for Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ: GEN). On April 11, 2024, Barclays Downgraded its previous ‘Overweight’ rating to ‘Equal Weight’ on the stock reducing its target price from $28 to quote $25, while ‘Morgan Stanley’ rates the stock as ‘Overweight’
In other news, Feld Peter A, Director sold 342,300 shares of the company’s stock on May 15 ’24. The stock was sold for $8,519,436 at an average price of $24.89. Upon completion of the transaction, the Director now directly owns 0 shares in the company, valued at $0.0. An SEC document containing details of the transaction can be found on the SEC’s website. On May 14 ’24, Director Feld Peter A sold 750,000 shares of the business’s stock. A total of $18,326,925 was realized by selling the stock at an average price of $24.44. This leaves the insider owning 39,182 shares of the company worth $0.96 million. A total of 9.29% of the company’s stock is owned by insiders.
During the past 12 months, Gen Digital Inc has had a low of $16.38 and a high of $25.61. As of last week, the company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.94, a current ratio of 0.51, and a quick ratio of 0.51. According to the stock market information, the enterprise value for the company is $23224711168, which is based on a 25.68 price-to-earnings ratio, a 2.30 price-to-earnings-growth ratio, and a beta of 0.74. The fifty day moving average price for GEN is $23.109 and a two-hundred day moving average price translates $21.3932 for the stock.
The latest earnings results from Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ: GEN) was released for 2024-03-29. The net profit margin was 16.16% and return on equity was 28.02% for GEN. The company reported revenue of $967.0 million for the quarter, compared to $947.0 million a year earlier. Comparatively to last year’s same quarter, the company’s quarterly revenue rose 2.11 percent.
