Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Gen Digital Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Gen Digital Inc.’s stock price such as:

• Gen Digital Inc.’s current stock price and volume
• Why Gen Digital Inc.’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for GEN from analysts
• GEN’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Gen Digital Inc. (GEN)

Before we jump into Gen Digital Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

Gen Digital Inc. engages in the provision of cyber safety solutions for individuals, families, and small businesses. It offers security and performance management, identity protection, and online privacy, as well as technology platform. The company offers its products under the Norton, Avast, LifeLock, MoneyLion, Avira, AVG, and CCleaner brands. The company was formerly known as NortonLifeLock Inc. and changed its name to Gen Digital Inc. in November 2022. Gen Digital Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.

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Gen Digital Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of April 27, 2026, 10:47 AM, CST, Gen Digital Inc.’s stock price was $19.160.

Gen Digital Inc. is up 0.63% from its previous closing price of $19.040.

During the last market session, Gen Digital Inc.’s stock traded between $18.790 and $19.190. Currently, there are approximately 611.00 million shares outstanding for Gen Digital Inc..

Gen Digital Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 19.6, which is low compared to the Software industry median of 31.2. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Gen Digital Inc. Stock Price History

Gen Digital Inc.’s (GEN) price is currently up 1.75% so far this month.

During the month of April, Gen Digital Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $20.730 and a low of $17.780.

Over the last year, Gen Digital Inc. has hit prices as high as $32.215 and as low as $17.780. Year to date, Gen Digital Inc.’s stock is down 29.53%.

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What Caused Gen Digital Inc. Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of April 24, 2026, there was 1 analyst who downgraded Gen Digital Inc.’s stock and 0 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Gen Digital Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Gen Digital Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Gen Digital Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a C, which means it is considered to be Average.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Gen Digital Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of April 24, 2026, Gen Digital Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -15.10%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 16 and is considered to be Very Weak.

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Gen Digital Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of April 27, 2026, Gen Digital Inc.’s stock price is $19.160, which is up 0.63% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Gen Digital Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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