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Updated · MarketWatch · May 7Gen Digital stock rises 3.22% to $20.19, outperforming market
7 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 7
- The gain came as the S&P 500 fell 0.38% to 7,337.11 and the Dow dropped 0.63% to 49,596.97 in a broadly weak session.
- Volume reached 14.2 million shares, more than double its 50-day average of 6.9 million, signalling unusually heavy trading activity.
- Gen Digital remains 37.33% below its 52-week high of $32.22 set on 13 August, while peers including Microsoft, Fortinet and Equifax also rose.
Why do analysts rate Gen Digital a 'Hold' despite record earnings and a potential 57% stock upside? Gen Digital's earnings are at a decade high, but can it overcome its massive debt and lingering legal risks? A court just erased a $185M verdict against Norton. Is this a new dawn for software patents or a temporary reprieve?