MWA Asset Management Buys Shares of 1,302 GE Vernova Inc. $GEV

MWA Asset Management bought a new position in GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 1,302 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $801,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in GE Vernova by 1.1% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 24,664,571 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,051,258,000 after acquiring an additional 271,958 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of 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 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 buying an additional 129,315 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in GE Vernova during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,809,220,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in GE Vernova by 26.3% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,217,257 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,173,262,000 after buying an additional 462,038 shares during the last quarter.

GE Vernova Price Performance

Shares of GE Vernova stock opened at $726.04 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $196.99 billion, a PE ratio of 40.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 1.67. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $652.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $622.30. GE Vernova Inc. has a 1 year low of $252.25 and a 1 year high of $752.02.

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

GE Vernova Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 5th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, January 5th. 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 yield of 0.3%. GE Vernova’s dividend payout ratio is presently 11.24%.

Key Headlines Impacting GE Vernova

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on GEV shares. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on GE Vernova from $840.00 to $925.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of GE Vernova from $725.00 to $804.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Redburn Partners set a $475.00 price objective on shares of GE Vernova in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of GE Vernova in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating on shares of GE Vernova in a research note on Thursday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $752.26.

GE Vernova Company 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.