The Relative Strength (RS) Rating for Gen Digital jumped into a new percentile Friday, as it got a lift from 69 to 74.
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IBD's proprietary RS Rating measures technical performance by showing how a stock's price movement over the last 52 weeks compares to that of the other stocks in our database.
History shows that the stocks that go on to make the biggest gains typically have an RS Rating of above 80 in the early stages of their moves. See if Gen Digital can continue to show renewed price strength and clear that threshold.
Gen Digital is working on a cup with handle with a 29.80 buy point. See if the stock can clear the breakout price in volume at least 40% higher than normal.
Earnings growth slowed last quarter from 14% to 13%. But sales moved higher, from 4% to 5%.
The company earns the No. 10 rank among its peers in the Computer Software-Security industry group. CrowdStrike Holdings, Fortinet and Zscaler are among the top 5 highly rated stocks within the group.
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