GE Vernova (GEV) & Its Competitors Head to Head Analysis

GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) is one of 216 public companies in the “Electrical Equipment” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare GE Vernova to related companies based on the strength of its risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares GE Vernova and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GE Vernova	23.54%	46.50%	8.07%
GE Vernova Competitors	-354.39%	-45.14%	-7.93%

Volatility & Risk

GE Vernova has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GE Vernova’s competitors have a beta of -21.36, indicating that their average stock price is 2,236% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for GE Vernova and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GE Vernova	2	4	27	2	2.83
GE Vernova Competitors	2279	5148	7186	433	2.38

GE Vernova presently has a consensus target price of $1,152.53, suggesting a potential upside of 34.87%. As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 42.60%. Given GE Vernova’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GE Vernova has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Dividends

GE Vernova pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. GE Vernova pays out 5.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.5% and pay out 27.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares GE Vernova and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
GE Vernova	$38.07 billion	$4.88 billion	22.42
GE Vernova Competitors	$2.38 billion	$142.37 million	21.52

GE Vernova has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. GE Vernova is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

37.4% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of GE Vernova shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

GE Vernova beats its competitors on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

GE Vernova Company Profile

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. The company was incorporated in 2023 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.