Gen Digital price target lowered to $22 from $29 at RBC Capital

RBC Capital analyst Matthew Hedberg lowered the firm’s price target on Gen Digital (GEN) to $22 from $29 and keeps a Sector Perform rating on the shares as part of a broader research note previewing Q1 results in Software space. Sector sentiment is “very bad” amid volatility, due in large part from the threat of LLM competition, which has been challenging for investors who believe software is difficult to own with most on a buyers strike, the analyst tells investors in a research note. With an uncertain macro environment due to the Iran war, an accelerated pace of RIFs, the potential for AI to elongate deal cycles and FX movements, March earnings won’t likely offer much of a relief or change in sentiment as companies will likely report in-line results and unchanged guidance for the rest of FY26, RBC added.