GE Vernova (GEV) and Its Peers Financial Contrast

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

Volatility & Risk

GE Vernova has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GE Vernova’s peers have a beta of -21.36, suggesting that their average stock price is 2,236% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

37.4% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of GE Vernova shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares GE Vernova and its peers’ 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	-354.39%	-45.14%	-7.93%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares GE Vernova and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
GE Vernova	$38.07 billion	$4.88 billion	22.42
GE Vernova Competitors	$2.38 billion	$142.37 million	21.52

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

Dividends

GE Vernova pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. 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 1.5% and pay out 27.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for GE Vernova and its peers, as provided 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	2279	5148	7186	433	2.38

GE Vernova presently has a consensus target price of $1,152.53, indicating a potential upside of 34.87%. As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 42.60%. Given GE Vernova’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GE Vernova has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

GE Vernova beats its peers on 11 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.