ABB (ABBNY) Competitors

ABB (NYSE:ABBNY) and GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) are both large-cap electrical equipment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Do analysts prefer ABBNY or GEV?

ABB presently has a consensus price target of $58.00, suggesting a potential downside of 20.62%. GE Vernova has a consensus price target of $598.65, suggesting a potential downside of 7.51%. Given GE Vernova's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GE Vernova is more favorable than ABB.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ABB	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
GE Vernova	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87

Which has more volatility and risk, ABBNY or GEV?

ABB has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GE Vernova has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ABBNY or GEV?

In the previous week, GE Vernova had 83 more articles in the media than ABB. MarketBeat recorded 90 mentions for GE Vernova and 7 mentions for ABB. GE Vernova's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat ABB's score of 0.44 indicating that GE Vernova is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ABB	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
GE Vernova	80 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is ABBNY or GEV a better dividend stock?

ABB pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. GE Vernova pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. ABB pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GE Vernova pays out 24.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ABBNY or GEV?

ABB has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GE Vernova. ABB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GE Vernova, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ABB	$32.85B	4.10	$3.94B	$2.27	32.19
GE Vernova	$36.62B	4.81	$1.55B	$4.15	155.96

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ABBNY or GEV?

1.1% of ABB shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of ABB shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of GE Vernova shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ABBNY or GEV more profitable?

ABB has a net margin of 11.98% compared to GE Vernova's net margin of 3.16%. ABB's return on equity of 27.54% beat GE Vernova's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ABB	11.98%	27.54%	9.76%
GE Vernova	3.16%	13.23%	2.60%

Summary

GE Vernova beats ABB on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.