GE Vernova Inc. $GEV Stake Raised by Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund boosted its holdings in shares of GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV) by 175.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 29,582 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,857 shares during the quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund’s holdings in GE Vernova were worth $25,822,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its position in shares of GE Vernova by 110,973.4% in the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 34,858,156 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,278,224,000 after purchasing an additional 34,826,773 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in GE Vernova during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,283,114,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in GE Vernova by 5,171.3% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,452,858 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,603,114,000 after purchasing an additional 2,406,326 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in GE Vernova by 2,802.8% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,608,714 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,051,407,000 after buying an additional 1,553,295 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its stake in GE Vernova by 12.8% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,054,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,957,024,000 after buying an additional 685,466 shares during the period.

More GE Vernova News

Here are the key news stories impacting GE Vernova this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts at JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, TD Cowen, and Evercore ISI reiterated bullish views and lifted price targets, signaling confidence in GE Vernova’s long-term growth and backlog strength.
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple reports highlighted robust demand tied to AI data centers, electrification, and grid expansion, with backlog cited around $176 billion and orders still growing rapidly.
• Positive Sentiment: Q2 revenue growth and improved 2026 guidance suggest the core business is still expanding, even as investors focus on the earnings miss. Revenue Growth & Margin Expansion Aid GEV’s Q2: More Upside Ahead?
• Neutral Sentiment: Trading-oriented coverage said GEV briefly showed bullish order-flow signals and hit an intraday high, which may have helped offset some of the post-earnings weakness, but this looks more technical than fundamental.
• Negative Sentiment: GE Vernova missed core profit estimates and wind weakness persisted, which is the main reason the stock has been sliding despite otherwise strong demand metrics. GE Vernova misses core profit estimates as Wind weakness persists
• Negative Sentiment: Several articles noted the stock fell sharply after earnings as investors focused on the EPS miss rather than the strong order book, suggesting near-term volatility may continue.

Insider Buying and Selling at GE Vernova

In other GE Vernova news, CEO Victor Abate sold 4,819 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $948.08, for a total transaction of $4,568,797.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,835 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,739,726.80. This represents a 72.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Matthew Joseph Potvin sold 2,333 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,059.09, for a total value of $2,470,856.97. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 3,549 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,758,710.41. This trade represents a 39.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

GE Vernova Price Performance

Shares of GEV opened at $1,013.23 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $269.85 billion, a PE ratio of 29.00, a PEG ratio of 3.72 and a beta of 1.09. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $1,034.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $923.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.85. GE Vernova Inc. has a twelve month low of $530.16 and a twelve month high of $1,195.94.

GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The company reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.17 by ($0.70). The business had revenue of $11.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.79 billion. GE Vernova had a net margin of 23.03% and a return on equity of 42.42%. GE Vernova’s revenue was up 21.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.86 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that GE Vernova Inc. will post 15.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

GE Vernova Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 14th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 16th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. GE Vernova’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 5.72%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

GEV has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of GE Vernova from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of GE Vernova from $1,303.00 to $1,338.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on shares of GE Vernova from $1,206.00 to $1,298.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Argus set a $1,300.00 price objective on GE Vernova in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on GE Vernova from $831.00 to $896.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,133.15.

GE Vernova Profile

GE Vernova is the energy-focused company formed from the energy businesses of General Electric and operates as a publicly listed entity on the NYSE under the ticker GEV. It is organized to design, manufacture and service equipment and systems used across the power generation and energy transition value chain, bringing together legacy capabilities in conventional power, renewables and grid technologies under a single corporate platform.

The company’s offerings span large-scale power-generation equipment such as gas and steam turbines and associated generators and controls, as well as renewable energy technologies including onshore and offshore wind platforms and hydro solutions.