GEN

Gen Digital
Systems Software · Information Technology · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$27.54
-0.4% on the session
1-year return
-10.5%
+20.4% over six months
Volatility
34.6%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-42.8%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Gen Digital is a systems software name in the information technology sector. Over the past year it returned -10.5%, against +13.7% over three months and +5.9% over one. It trades 14.1% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 34.6% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -42.8%, and it has traded a median $137M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.30 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Information Technology#30 of 72
Stronger than 59% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#323 of 500

How GEN scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 5 others in Systems Software.

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Full metrics
1 day-0.4%
1 week-3.4%
1 month+5.9%
3 months+13.7%
6 months+20.4%
1 year-10.5%
12-1 momentum-15.5%
Volatility (1y, annualized)34.6%
Max drawdown (1y)-42.8%
Distance vs 200-day average+14.1%
Return per unit of risk-0.30
Median daily dollar volume$137M
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