UMB Bank n.a. Boosts Holdings in GE Vernova Inc. $GEV

UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in shares of GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV) by 736.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 18,944 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 16,679 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a.’s holdings in GE Vernova were worth $11,649,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in GE Vernova by 1.1% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 24,664,571 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,051,258,000 after acquiring an additional 271,958 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in GE Vernova by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,097,778 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,872,389,000 after purchasing an additional 206,650 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of GE Vernova by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,108,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,221,404,000 after purchasing an additional 129,315 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of GE Vernova during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,809,220,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of GE Vernova by 26.3% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,217,257 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,173,262,000 after purchasing an additional 462,038 shares during the period.

GE Vernova News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Robust Q4 results, raised guidance and record backlog — GEV beat revenue estimates and reported a large EPS beat (partly from a $2.9B tax benefit). Orders jumped and backlog hit record levels, and management raised 2026/2028 revenue targets and free?cash?flow guidance, improving visibility into growth. Reuters: GE Vernova forecasts revenue above estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Major analyst upgrades and higher price targets — Guggenheim upgraded GEV to Buy with a $910 target (~25% upside), TD Cowen raised its target to $780 and upgraded to Buy, and China Renaissance moved to Strong?Buy; these lifts reflect bullish views on accelerating orders, margins and cash flow. The Fly: Guggenheim upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage repriced upward after results — Citigroup, MarketBeat consensus and other shops raised targets and forecasts after the quarter, signaling broader analyst conviction in growth and margin progress. MarketBeat: Analyst reactions and consensus
• Neutral Sentiment: Company filings and transcripts available for deeper diligence — The Q4 earnings call and annual reports provide detail on backlog composition, the Prolec acquisition close, and tax items; worth reading before positioning. Barron’s: Annual reports and investor messages
• Negative Sentiment: Wind segment losses and regulatory risks — Management flagged larger?than?expected losses in the wind business and potential operational impacts from efforts to halt some offshore wind projects, creating execution and regulatory uncertainty that pressured the stock earlier. Seeking Alpha: Wind losses and warning
• Negative Sentiment: Premium valuation increases risk — GEV now trades at a sizable premium to peers (high forward P/E), so positive fundamentals are largely priced in; any disappointments or execution slips could lead to sharp pullbacks. MarketBeat: Valuation context

GE Vernova Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of NYSE GEV opened at $726.04 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $196.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 1.67. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $652.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $622.73. GE Vernova Inc. has a 52-week low of $252.25 and a 52-week high of $752.02.

GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The company reported $13.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.99 by $10.40. GE Vernova had a net margin of 12.83% and a return on equity of 46.91%. The firm had revenue of $10.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.21 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.73 EPS. GE Vernova’s quarterly revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that GE Vernova Inc. will post 6.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

GE Vernova Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 5th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This is a boost from GE Vernova’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, January 5th. GE Vernova’s dividend payout ratio is presently 11.24%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

GEV has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of GE Vernova from $680.00 to $780.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of GE Vernova from $800.00 to $820.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of GE Vernova from $717.00 to $831.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating on shares of GE Vernova in a research report on Thursday. Finally, China Renaissance upgraded GE Vernova to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $752.26.

About GE Vernova

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.