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Gen Digital Inc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Technology sector while operating in the Software – Infrastructure industry. The current market capitalization of Gen Digital Inc is $15.04B. A total of 3.69 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.06M shares.
Insider trades are also considered as indicators of how a stock will perform in the future, in addition to stock predictions. During the recent three months, GEN has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 20 BUYs and 14 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 1,290,943 shares during that period but sold 814,086.
In the most recent transaction, Vlcek Ondrej bought 300,000 shares of GEN for 15.79 per share on May 17. After the transaction, the President now owns 4,160,061 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 16, DERSE NATALIE MARIE sold 1,033 shares at 21.10 per share. GEN shares that CFO owns now total 235,863.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Gen Digital Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.51, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.16%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.67. GEN’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/17/2023 when it declared a $0.1250 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/13/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/13/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 8/18/2023. The GEN stock dividend was $0.1250 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, GEN has a high of $23.74 and a low of $15.45.
As of this writing, GEN has an earnings estimate of $0.5 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 5 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.51 per share and a lower estimate of $0.49. The company reported an EPS of $0.47 in the last quarter, which was 2.20% higher than expectations of $0.46.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. GEN’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.89B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $3.83B in debt and $3.06B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $3.77, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was -$93.00M.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for GEN is Buy with a score of 4.60.
