William Blair Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for GE Vernova

GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV) – William Blair cut their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for GE Vernova in a report issued on Thursday, October 23rd. William Blair analyst J. Dorsheimer now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $7.68 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $7.86. The consensus estimate for GE Vernova’s current full-year earnings is $6.59 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for GE Vernova’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.27 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.54 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.88 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.95 EPS.

GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.64 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.72 by ($0.08). The business had revenue of $9.97 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.15 billion. GE Vernova had a return on equity of 17.07% and a net margin of 4.52%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.35) earnings per share. GE Vernova has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Citigroup lowered their price target on GE Vernova from $670.00 to $658.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and set a $654.00 price target on shares of GE Vernova in a research note on Monday. Rothschild Redb lowered GE Vernova from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded GE Vernova to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on GE Vernova from $690.00 to $710.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $607.07.

GE Vernova Stock Performance

GE Vernova stock opened at $584.50 on Monday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $610.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $534.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $158.59 billion, a PE ratio of 95.20, a PEG ratio of 4.22 and a beta of 1.72. GE Vernova has a 52 week low of $252.25 and a 52 week high of $677.29.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On GE Vernova

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in GE Vernova during the first quarter valued at approximately $912,000. Pines Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in GE Vernova during the second quarter valued at approximately $408,000. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in GE Vernova by 8.2% during the first quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 86,021 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,229,000 after purchasing an additional 6,551 shares in the last quarter. Dupree Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in GE Vernova during the second quarter valued at approximately $253,000. Finally, Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. acquired a new stake in GE Vernova during the first quarter valued at approximately $458,000.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other GE Vernova news, CFO Kenneth Scott Parks sold 3,300 shares of GE Vernova stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $620.00, for a total transaction of $2,046,000.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 7,590 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,705,800. The trade was a 30.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

GE Vernova Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, October 20th. GE Vernova’s payout ratio is presently 16.29%.

About GE Vernova

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.