2026-10-04
Gen Digital clears the business-activity screen and the figures we can measure look clean, but one or more financial figures are still pending, so the verdict is not final yet.
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The Screen
Gen Digital Inc.
GENVR · Nasdaq · USD · 3,900 employees
Gen Digital Inc.
Not yet scored4.21 USD
Screen close, 2026-09-18 · not a live quote
Last reviewed 18 days ago
Screened 2026-09-18 · the tape above runs as of 19:04 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
PRICE · FAIR-VALUE RANGE1M3M6MYTD1Y3Y5Y
What this means: price 4.21 against the desk's fair-value range, over the last year.
- Trend Distribution
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
- Ethical screen not yet scored
Price4.21 USD
Ethical score70.0/100
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-10-02Read Distribution4.21+0.0% to today
2026-07-02Read Markup1.52+177.0% to today ✓
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
The full research record, in depth, below
This name holds its distribution label.
Gen Digital Inc. holds its Distribution at $4.21. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 83 days.
| Phase | Distribution · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 83 days |
| Price at the screen | $4.21 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · N/A forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | Not scored · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 1.21 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
This security has not been fully scored against the values screen yet.
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. | Fail |
| Receivables | Excluded | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. | Fail |
| Revenue purity | 0.00% | Below 5% | Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical ReadThe Read, in Plain English
Gen Digital clears the business-activity screen and the figures we can measure look clean, but one or more financial figures are still pending, so the verdict is not final yet.
Read as at 2026-10-04. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
2026-09-24
We do not yet have the financial statements needed to run the debt, cash, receivables and income screens for Gen Digital, so it is not scored yet.
Earlier reads, kept as written. The ethical profile is tracked over time, not overwritten.
The Business, in Plain Words| Revenue growth | +27.0%strong top-line growth |
| Profit margin | 19.5%healthy profit margins |
| Return on equity | 39.9%an exceptional return on shareholder capital |
| Debt to equity | 3.16heavy leverage: higher risk if revenue softens |
| Current ratio | 0.40below 1: short-term bills exceed liquid assets |
| Beta | 1.21moves a little more than the market |
| 52-week range | 0.35 - 12.40 |
| Employees | 3,900 |
The risks · The things to watch: it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
2026-10-02
Distribution · changed $4.21
+205.1% Entry 6
The framework has shifted from markup to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved up 205.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are down 78%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%.
2026-08-30
Markup $1.38
+0.0% Entry 5
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are down 78%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%.
2026-07-31
Markup $1.38
-9.2% Entry 4
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 9.2% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are down 78%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%.
2026-07-18
Markup $1.52
+0.0% Entry 3
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are down 78%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%.
2026-07-03
Markup $1.52
+0.0% Entry 2
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02
Markup $1.52
Entry 1
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $0.77 | +134.7% | · | $2,347 | +134.7% |
| 2 months | $0.40 | +350.0% | · | $4,500 | +350.0% |
| 3 months | $1.16 | +54.5% | · | $1,545 | +54.5% |
| 6 months | $6.01 | -70.1% | · | $300 | -70.1% |
| 1 year | $8.17 | -78.0% | · | $220 | -78.0% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever GENVR does next, these words stay.
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