Gen Digital (GEN) Expected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) is expected to be issuing its Q2 2027 results after the market closes on Wednesday, October 28th. Analysts expect Gen Digital to announce earnings of $0.7190 per share and revenue of $1.34 billion for the quarter. Gen Digital has set its FY 2027 guidance at 2.870-2.970 EPS and its Q2 2027 guidance at 0.710-0.730 EPS. Parties may visit the company’s upcoming Q2 2027 earnings overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.31 billion. Gen Digital had a net margin of 20.73% and a return on equity of 55.93%. Gen Digital’s quarterly revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.64 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Gen Digital to post $2.66 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3.08 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Gen Digital Stock Performance

Gen Digital stock opened at $24.08 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $26.98 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $25.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.00, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.47. The stock has a market cap of $14.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.32, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.26. Gen Digital has a fifty-two week low of $17.78 and a fifty-two week high of $31.65.

Gen Digital Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 9th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th were given a $0.1250 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 17th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Gen Digital’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.07%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Ondrej Vlcek sold 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.00, for a total value of $6,000,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 3,332,904 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $99,987,120. The trade was a 5.66% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO Bryan Seuk Ko sold 28,248 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.67, for a total value of $866,366.16. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 744,262 shares in the company, valued at $22,826,515.54. The trade was a 3.66% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 558,508 shares of company stock worth $16,356,093. Insiders own 9.70% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on GEN. Weiss Ratings upgraded Gen Digital from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on Gen Digital from $26.00 to $24.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 12th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Gen Digital from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Gen Digital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Gen Digital from $22.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $30.25.

About Gen Digital

Gen Digital Inc (NASDAQ: GEN) is a cybersecurity company that provides digital safety, privacy, and identity protection products for consumers. Its services are designed to help protect devices, personal information, online accounts, and digital identities from malware, fraud, identity theft, scams, and other cyber threats.

The company operates a portfolio of consumer brands that includes Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender, and CCleaner. Its offerings include antivirus and device security software, virtual private network services, password management, identity theft monitoring and restoration support, privacy tools, scam protection, and performance and optimization utilities.

Gen Digital serves customers internationally through direct subscriptions and distribution partnerships.