DJ Gen Digital Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) shed 1.13% to $27.95 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.49% to 54,349.12 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.17% to 7,723.55.
The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak.
Gen Digital Inc. closed 13.24% short of its 52-week high of $32.22, which the company reached on August 13th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Microsoft Corp. $(MSFT)$ fell 1.09% to $487.46, Fortinet Inc. $(FTNT)$ fell 2.47% to $164.13, and Equifax Inc. $(EFX)$ rose 0.14% to $177.37.
Trading volume (4.0 M) remained 2.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 5, 2026.