William Blair Has Pessimistic View of GE Vernova Q1 Earnings

GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV) – Research analysts at William Blair decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of GE Vernova in a research report issued on Thursday, January 23rd. William Blair analyst J. Dorsheimer now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.08 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.85. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for GE Vernova’s current full-year earnings is $6.61 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for GE Vernova’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.02 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.24 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.62 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.05 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.28 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.29 EPS.

GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The company reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.30 by ($0.57). GE Vernova had a return on equity of 6.70% and a net margin of 4.44%. The business had revenue of $10.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.70 billion. GE Vernova’s quarterly revenue was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on GEV. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $453.00 target price on shares of GE Vernova in a research report on Tuesday. Citigroup increased their price objective on GE Vernova from $361.00 to $437.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on GE Vernova from $360.00 to $420.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Evercore ISI upped their target price on GE Vernova from $385.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res lowered GE Vernova from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 4th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $342.94.

GE Vernova Price Performance

NYSE GEV opened at $354.80 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $97.80 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.81. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $353.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of $274.72. GE Vernova has a 52-week low of $115.00 and a 52-week high of $447.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of GE Vernova by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 798 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,000 after buying an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC raised its stake in GE Vernova by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC now owns 1,231 shares of the company’s stock worth $405,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc raised its stake in GE Vernova by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 1,859 shares of the company’s stock worth $611,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of GE Vernova by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 2,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $888,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pittenger & Anderson Inc. grew its holdings in shares of GE Vernova by 28.0% in the 3rd quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. now owns 160 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter.

GE Vernova announced that its board has approved a share buyback program on Tuesday, December 10th that allows the company to buyback $6.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 6.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

GE Vernova Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 28th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.28%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. GE Vernova’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 17.99%.

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.