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title: "Gen Digital Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day"
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description: "Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) shares fell 1.99% to $25.07, marking its fifth consecutive day of losses and closing 22.18% below its 52-week high. Despite the decline, GEN outperformed competitors Microsoft, Fortinet, and Equifax on a poor trading day. Trading volume remained below the 50-day average."
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# Gen Digital Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day

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Shares of Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) slid 1.99% to $25.07 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.21% to 7,408.30 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.97% to 51,711.65.

This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of losses.

Gen Digital Inc. closed 22.18% short of its 52-week high of $32.22, which the company achieved on August 13th.

Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) fell 2.24% to $381.58, Fortinet Inc. (FTNT) fell 2.26% to $151.54, and Equifax Inc. (EFX) fell 2.19% to $166.72.

Trading volume (3.9 M) remained 3.1 million below its 50-day average volume of 7.0 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 23, 2026.

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