GE Vernova (GEV) Competitors

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

Is GEV or ABBNY 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
GE Vernova	3.16%	13.23%	2.60%
ABB	11.98%	27.54%	9.76%

Which has more risk & volatility, GEV or ABBNY?

GE Vernova has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ABB has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GEV or ABBNY a better dividend stock?

GE Vernova pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. ABB pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. GE Vernova pays out 24.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ABB pays out 27.3% 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, GEV or ABBNY?

ABB has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
GE Vernova	$34.94B	4.53	$1.55B	$4.15	140.00
ABB	$32.85B	3.88	$3.94B	$2.27	30.44

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GEV or ABBNY?

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

Do analysts prefer GEV or ABBNY?

GE Vernova presently has a consensus target price of $573.75, indicating a potential downside of 1.25%. Given GE Vernova's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe GE Vernova is more favorable than ABB.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GE Vernova	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84
ABB	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Does the media refer more to GEV or ABBNY?

In the previous week, GE Vernova had 45 more articles in the media than ABB. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for GE Vernova and 3 mentions for ABB. GE Vernova's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat ABB's score of 0.57 indicating that GE Vernova is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GE Vernova	40 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ABB	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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