Why is GEN up?
Up 23% from Oct 27 to Nov 6 while the S&P 500 fell 5%.
- Gen Digital rose 23% from Oct 27 to Nov 6. 16 points of it came on Oct 29, the session after its Oct 28 results.
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Up 23% from Oct 27 to Nov 6 while the S&P 500 fell 5%.
| The company | Trust-Based Solutions sales doubled |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Oct 29 |
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After its last 4 reports it closed +10.0% on average, higher 4 of 4 times.
Excellentfor quality, not price, 5 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. GEN scores 16 today, against a median of 4 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
GEN is #10 of 268 by Quality Score.
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Share count against a year before: GEN -3.2%, TENB -9.6%, SAIL +2.2%, VRNS +0%.
Expected to report Thu Feb 4, after the close (in 87 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $1.4B, 12% more than a year ago; a profit of $0.48 a share, from $0.21.
| Line | Q2 FY27 | Q1 FY27 | Q2 FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription and Service Revenue | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.2B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 29)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.465B to $5.515B |
Sales grew 14% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2021 to 2026.
Pays $0.50 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | +10.5% | +15.8% | +26.9% |
| Aug 6, 2026 | +3.2% | +3.8% | +5.2% |
| May 7, 2026 | +4.3% | +12.3% | +14.8% |
Sales grew every year from 2019 to 2026, to $5B. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 67.0, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 17% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $0.50 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $302M a year |
| Free cash flow | $1.8B |
One insider bought $81K across 1 filing, and 2 insiders sold $18.9M across 8 filings, in the last 6 months. The newest:
4 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: GEN is 0.1% of FTEC, 0.1% of VGT, and 0.1% of XLK, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
Gen is a cybersecurity pure-play that offers security, identity protection, and privacy solutions to individual consumers. The firm's cyber safety offerings, via brands such as Norton, Avast, and LifeLock, have long maintained their positions as some of the most recognizable consumer-focused security and identity-protection products.
“We operate in a highly competitive and dynamic environment.”
GEN scores 16 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent. It is #10 of 268 in Software by Quality Score, with 5 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 23% from Oct 27 to Nov 6 while the S&P 500 fell 5%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
GEN scores 16 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent (15 to 19). That is #10 of 268 in Software by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind GEN's 16.
One insider bought $81K across 1 filing, and 2 insiders sold $18.9M across 8 filings, in the last 6 months. The newest is Travis Michael Witteveen, Head of Products and Portfolio, who sold $892K on Nov 2. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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