Contrasting Bending Spoons (NASDAQ:BSP) & Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN)

Gen Digital (NASDAQ:GEN) and Bending Spoons (NASDAQ:BSP) are both large-cap technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Gen Digital and Bending Spoons’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gen Digital	20.73%	55.93%	8.91%
Bending Spoons	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Gen Digital and Bending Spoons, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gen Digital	0	6	1	1	2.38
Bending Spoons	2	4	5	1	2.42

Gen Digital currently has a consensus price target of $30.75, suggesting a potential upside of 32.26%. Bending Spoons has a consensus price target of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.76%. Given Gen Digital’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Gen Digital is more favorable than Bending Spoons.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Gen Digital and Bending Spoons”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gen Digital	$5.00 billion	2.78	$973.00 million	$1.72	13.52
Bending Spoons	$1.31 billion	17.48	-$140,000.00	$0.78	48.73

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

81.4% of Gen Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of Gen Digital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Bending Spoons shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Gen Digital beats Bending Spoons on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gen Digital

Gen Digital Inc. engages in the provision of cyber safety solutions for consumers in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Japan. The company offers security and performance products under Norton, Avast, Avira, AVG, and CCleaner brands that provide real-time protection and maintenance for PCs, Macs, and mobile devices against malware, viruses, adware, and other online threats. It also provides identity protection solutions, including LifeLock Identity Theft Protection, Avast and AVG Secure Identity, Norton Identity Theft Protection, and Dark Web Monitoring for monitoring of credit reports, financial accounts, the dark web, and social media accounts to help safeguard customers’ personal information. In addition, the company offers Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions under Norton, Avast and AVG brands to enhance security and online privacy that allows customers to securely transmit and access private information, such as passwords, bank details, and credit card numbers, when using public Wi-Fi on PCs, Macs, and mobile iOS and Android devices; AntiTrack and Secure Browser products which helps to keep personal information and browsing activity anonymous while browsing online; and Privacy Monitor Assistant and BreachGuard products for removing customers’ data from public data broker sites; and ReputationDefender, a white glove service that helps customers manage all aspects of their personal branding online, including search results, social media sites, and overall web presence. It markets and sells its products and related services through retailers, telecom service providers, hardware original equipment manufacturers, and employee benefit providers, as well as e-commerce platform. The company was formerly known as NortonLifeLock Inc. and changed its name to Gen Digital Inc. in November 2022. Gen Digital Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.

About Bending Spoons

Bending Spoons S.p.A. is a technology company. It acquires digital businesses, implements deep transformations and ongoing optimizations to sustainably expand earnings and reinvests in additional acquisitions, thereby continuing the compounding cycle. Bending Spoons S.p.A. is based in MILAN.