Gen Digital Inc. $GEN Stake Trimmed by Yousif Capital Management LLC

Yousif Capital Management LLC lowered its stake in Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) by 1.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 67,765 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,099 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Gen Digital were worth $1,992,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of GEN. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Gen Digital by 117.6% in the 1st quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 854 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Gen Digital by 221.5% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,717 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 1,183 shares in the last quarter. Tsfg LLC purchased a new position in Gen Digital in the 1st quarter worth about $52,000. Rise Advisors LLC increased its stake in Gen Digital by 19.2% in the 1st quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 2,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 381 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Analysts LLC purchased a new position in Gen Digital in the 1st quarter worth about $85,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.38% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Evercore ISI assumed coverage on Gen Digital in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Gen Digital from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on Gen Digital in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. They set a “hold” rating and a $31.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Gen Digital from $25.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Finally, B. Riley assumed coverage on Gen Digital in a research note on Monday, July 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $46.00 target price on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Gen Digital currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $35.71.

Gen Digital Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of Gen Digital stock opened at $26.52 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $16.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.34, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.63, a current ratio of 0.50 and a quick ratio of 0.50. Gen Digital Inc. has a 52-week low of $22.74 and a 52-week high of $32.22. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $29.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $28.47.

Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $1.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. Gen Digital had a return on equity of 57.99% and a net margin of 14.12%.The firm’s revenue was up 30.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.53 EPS. Gen Digital has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.600-0.620 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 2.490-2.560 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Gen Digital Inc. will post 2.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Gen Digital Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 18th were issued a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 18th. Gen Digital’s payout ratio is currently 51.55%.

Gen Digital Profile

Gen Digital Inc engages in the provision of cyber safety solutions for consumers in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Japan. The company offers security and performance products under Norton, Avast, Avira, AVG, and CCleaner brands that provide real-time protection and maintenance for PCs, Macs, and mobile devices against malware, viruses, adware, and other online threats.