Gen Digital (GEN) Competitors

Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA) and Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Do analysts prefer OKTA or GEN?

Okta presently has a consensus price target of $101.84, suggesting a potential downside of 1.09%. Given Gen Digital's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Okta is more favorable than Gen Digital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Okta	0 Sell rating(s)	20 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Gen Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, OKTA or GEN?

Okta has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gen Digital has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor OKTA or GEN?

In the previous week, Okta had 1 more articles in the media than Gen Digital. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Okta and 12 mentions for Gen Digital. Gen Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Okta's score of 0.38 indicating that Okta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Okta	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gen Digital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, OKTA or GEN?

Gen Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Okta. Okta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gen Digital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Okta	$2.26B	7.62	-$355M	-$2.17	-47.45
Gen Digital	$3.81B	4.18	$302M	$0.95	26.35

Is OKTA or GEN more profitable?

Gen Digital has a net margin of 16.16% compared to Gen Digital's net margin of -15.69%. Okta's return on equity of 49.04% beat Gen Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Okta	-15.69%	-5.69%	-3.67%
Gen Digital	16.16%	49.04%	7.15%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in OKTA or GEN?

86.6% of Okta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.4% of Gen Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Okta shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of Gen Digital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OKTA or GEN?

Okta received 462 more outperform votes than Gen Digital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.49% of users gave Gen Digital an outperform vote while only 59.53% of users gave Okta an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Okta	Outperform Votes 531 59.53%	Underperform Votes 361 40.47%
Gen Digital	Outperform Votes 69 64.49%	Underperform Votes 38 35.51%

Summary

Gen Digital beats Okta on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.