Head-To-Head Survey: GE Vernova (GEV) & Its Peers

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

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, 14.9% 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets 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	2285	5159	7209	437	2.38

GE Vernova currently has a consensus price target of $1,144.20, indicating a potential upside of 48.13%. As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 56.77%. Given GE Vernova’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 0.3%. 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 1.6% and pay out 27.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Volatility and Risk

GE Vernova has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GE Vernova’s competitors have a beta of -20.43, indicating that their average share price is 2,143% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

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	20.27
GE Vernova Competitors	$2.44 billion	$142.48 million	20.46

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

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	-354.45%	-44.26%	-7.93%

Summary

GE Vernova beats its competitors on 10 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.