Q1 Earnings Estimate for Gen Digital Issued By B. Riley

Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GEN) – Stock analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Gen Digital in a research report issued on Monday, July 14th. B. Riley analyst H. Goetsch forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.56 for the quarter. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $46.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Gen Digital’s current full-year earnings is $2.05 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Gen Digital’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.31 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.66 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on GEN. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Gen Digital from $27.00 to $25.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Gen Digital from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 5th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Gen Digital from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Gen Digital from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Evercore ISI initiated coverage on shares of Gen Digital in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. They set an “outperform” rating and a $35.00 price target for the company. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Gen Digital has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.60.

Gen Digital Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ GEN opened at $30.02 on Wednesday. Gen Digital has a fifty-two week low of $22.74 and a fifty-two week high of $31.72. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $29.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $27.53. The company has a market capitalization of $18.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.51, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.51.

Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.01. Gen Digital had a net margin of 16.34% and a return on equity of 59.38%. The business had revenue of $1.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $999.48 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.53 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Gen Digital Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Investors of record on Monday, May 19th were given a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.67%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 19th. Gen Digital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 48.08%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Gen Digital news, Director Nora Denzel sold 31,646 shares of Gen Digital stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.76, for a total value of $910,138.96. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 34,860 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,002,573.60. The trade was a 47.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 12.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of Gen Digital during the 1st quarter valued at $299,562,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in shares of Gen Digital by 43.6% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 12,270,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $325,662,000 after buying an additional 3,724,211 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners lifted its stake in shares of Gen Digital by 37.3% during the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 13,358,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,456,000 after buying an additional 3,631,052 shares in the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Gen Digital during the 1st quarter valued at $71,287,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Gen Digital by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 69,690,768 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,849,593,000 after buying an additional 2,513,464 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.38% of the company’s stock.

About Gen Digital

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.