GEN NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Gen Digital Inc. · Technology · Software - Infrastructure

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Latest close 27.45 USD
6.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 17.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 70.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.2%, after a 2.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 48/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 51/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 48 out of 100
Latest Close 27.45 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 6.2% latest completed week
4W Return 2.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 21.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 23.1% 12 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 3-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 6.2% Latest completed week; four-week move 2.9%. Indicator stack 23/64 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Volatility 48/100 conviction; expected move 9.1%. News sentiment 51/100 30 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 4d Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 17.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 70.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 6.2%, after a 2.9% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.6x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.6412-week average 0.35

12-week confirmation

Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.64Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 2.9% over four weeks, 21.7% over 12 weeks, and -2.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 3 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W6.2%
4W2.9%
12W21.7%
26W15.6%
52W-2.8%
Active trend streak3 weeks
Active weeks in one year12
Trend breadth23.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.76Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-1.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-0.42Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change95.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength74/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Value69/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 32; rank 1 is best.
Quality89/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Momentum18/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Growth94/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
16.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
10.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
76.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
36.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
31.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
11.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
27.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
51.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
26.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
4.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
5.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.4x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningVolatility

GEN shows volatility options pressure with a 48/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.13, expected move of 9.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction48/100
Expected move9.1%
Put/call volume0.13
Pressure88
Speculation12
Volatility73
Trend agreement4
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 30 relevant articles.

5 positive · 24 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move9.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-13.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.9%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+17.1%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-12.5%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+6.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses6
Recent vol5.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.9% / -3.6%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape43/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 43/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis46/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.64; No reversal markers Factors64/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 14; Small Cap Core rank 40 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options36/100

GEN shows volatility options pressure with a 48/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.13, expected move of 9.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 9.1% Sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 30 relevant articles.

Gen Digital (GEN) discloses direct and indirect share ownership Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings4d

Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202627.45 USD6.2%23.30 USD24.32 USD0.76-0.4221.0MOn
24 Jul 202625.84 USD-3.4%23.25 USD24.27 USD0.71-6.2518.4MOn
17 Jul 202626.74 USD3.2%23.30 USD24.22 USD0.79-5.2420.0MOn
10 Jul 202625.91 USD-2.8%23.32 USD24.17 USD0.77-12.6118.9MOff
3 Jul 202626.67 USD9.1%23.37 USD24.12 USD0.77-9.0727.9MOff
26 Jun 202624.45 USD1.1%23.37 USD24.05 USD0.86-16.5639.9MOff
19 Jun 202624.18 USD-0.6%23.43 USD24.01 USD0.91-21.8534.5MOff
12 Jun 202624.32 USD-7.5%23.50 USD23.96 USD1.04-20.0929.7MOff
5 Jun 202626.28 USD1.9%23.56 USD23.92 USD1.15-12.5338.9MOff
29 May 202625.79 USD3.9%23.53 USD23.86 USD1.06-18.6634.9MOff
22 May 202624.82 USD6.4%23.54 USD23.80 USD0.54-20.1444.8MOff
15 May 202623.33 USD3.4%23.61 USD23.74 USD-0.07-24.6546.6MOff
8 May 202622.56 USD17.1%23.70 USD23.69 USD-0.59-28.0351.7MOff
1 May 202619.27 USD1.7%23.82 USD23.64 USD-1.11-35.8930.1MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.