GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of GE Vernova in a report issued on Thursday, January 23rd. William Blair analyst J. Dorsheimer now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.61 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.83. William Blair currently has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for GE Vernova's current full-year earnings is $6.61 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for GE Vernova's Q1 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS.
A number of other analysts have also commented on GEV. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on GE Vernova from $446.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. Barclays lifted their target price on GE Vernova from $420.00 to $487.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday. Truist Financial lifted their target price on GE Vernova from $420.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on GE Vernova in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $403.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Raymond James lowered GE Vernova from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $339.73.
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Shares of GE Vernova stock traded down $18.44 on Friday, reaching $419.27. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,714,792 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,273,517. The company has a market capitalization of $115.57 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.41. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $353.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $272.29. GE Vernova has a 52 week low of $115.00 and a 52 week high of $447.50.
GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The company reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.30 by ($0.57). GE Vernova had a net margin of 4.44% and a return on equity of 6.70%. The company had revenue of $10.56 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.70 billion. The firm's revenue was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis.
Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of GE Vernova by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 798 shares of the company's stock valued at $262,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of GE Vernova by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC now owns 1,231 shares of the company's stock valued at $405,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc grew its stake in shares of GE Vernova by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 1,859 shares of the company's stock valued at $611,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of GE Vernova by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 2,701 shares of the company's stock valued at $888,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pittenger & Anderson Inc. grew its stake in shares of GE Vernova by 28.0% during the third quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. now owns 160 shares of the company's stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the last quarter.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 20th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.24%. GE Vernova's payout ratio is currently 17.99%.
GE Vernova declared that its board has approved a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, December 10th that allows the company to buyback $6.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 6.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.
GE Vernova LLC, an energy business company, generates electricity. It operates under three segments: Power, Wind, and Electrification. The Power segments generates and sells electricity through hydro, gas, nuclear, and steam power. Wind segment engages in the manufacturing and sale of wind turbine blades; and Electrification segment provides grid solutions, power conversion, solar, and storage solutions.
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