Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative View of GE Vernova Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has significantly lowered its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for GE Vernova from $3.03 to $2.06, but still maintains a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock.
• GE Vernova's recent quarterly earnings showed a net revenue increase of 11.1% year-over-year, with reported EPS of $1.86 beating consensus estimates.
• Institutional investments in GE Vernova have surged, with significant stakes acquired by Norges Bank and GAMMA Investing LLC, illustrating growing confidence in the company's prospects.

GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of GE Vernova in a note issued to investors on Sunday, September 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst T. Curran now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $2.06 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.03. Seaport Res Ptn has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for GE Vernova's current full-year earnings is $6.59 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for GE Vernova's Q4 2025 earnings at $3.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.18 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.19 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.25 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.59 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.11 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $14.13 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $20.23 EPS.

GEV has been the subject of a number of other research reports. UBS Group began coverage on shares of GE Vernova in a report on Monday, July 7th. They set a "buy" rating and a $614.00 price target for the company. Guggenheim downgraded shares of GE Vernova from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of GE Vernova from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a report on Friday, June 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of GE Vernova from $500.00 to $570.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 10th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price target on shares of GE Vernova from $662.00 to $736.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $592.35.

GE Vernova Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of GE Vernova stock opened at $618.28 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $612.36 and a 200-day moving average of $472.16. GE Vernova has a 1-year low of $233.51 and a 1-year high of $677.29. The company has a market cap of $168.31 billion, a PE ratio of 148.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.35 and a beta of 1.87.

GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.63 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $9.11 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.78 billion. GE Vernova had a net margin of 3.16% and a return on equity of 13.23%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $4.65 EPS. GE Vernova has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On GE Vernova

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of GEV. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of GE Vernova during the second quarter worth $1,809,220,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of GE Vernova by 32,984.2% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,141,539 shares of the company's stock worth $653,769,000 after buying an additional 2,135,066 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its position in shares of GE Vernova by 273.7% during the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,508,317 shares of the company's stock worth $798,126,000 after buying an additional 1,104,747 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of GE Vernova by 252.9% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,245,420 shares of the company's stock worth $366,016,000 after buying an additional 892,549 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi increased its position in shares of GE Vernova by 109.0% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 1,665,980 shares of the company's stock worth $496,013,000 after buying an additional 868,927 shares during the period.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Kenneth Scott Parks sold 3,300 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $620.00, for a total transaction of $2,046,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 7,590 shares in the company, valued at $4,705,800. This represents a 30.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.15% of the company's stock.

GE Vernova Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 21st were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 21st. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. GE Vernova's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.10%.

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.

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