Forum Financial Management LP lowered its position in shares of GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV – Free Report) by 45.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,715 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,457 shares during the quarter. Forum Financial Management LP’s holdings in GE Vernova were worth $1,496,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in GEV. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its position in shares of GE Vernova by 110,973.4% during the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 34,858,156 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,278,224,000 after purchasing an additional 34,826,773 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in GE Vernova by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 25,023,625 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,354,691,000 after purchasing an additional 208,162 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in GE Vernova by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 11,469,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,496,232,000 after purchasing an additional 231,392 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in GE Vernova by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,249,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,074,039,000 after purchasing an additional 68,894 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in GE Vernova by 12.8% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,054,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,957,024,000 after purchasing an additional 685,466 shares during the last quarter.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
GEV has been the subject of a number of research reports. Susquehanna set a $1,300.00 target price on shares of GE Vernova in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of GE Vernova from $1,110.00 to $1,250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Zacks Research lowered shares of GE Vernova from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. BNP Paribas Exane cut shares of GE Vernova from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $1,190.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Oppenheimer set a $1,303.00 price objective on shares of GE Vernova in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,089.88.
GE Vernova Stock Performance
NYSE GEV opened at $1,101.11 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.89. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $1,033.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $869.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $295.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.87 and a beta of 1.24. GE Vernova Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $482.20 and a fifty-two week high of $1,181.95.
GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $17.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.95 by $15.49. GE Vernova had a return on equity of 43.97% and a net margin of 23.81%.The business had revenue of $9.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.19 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.91 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that GE Vernova Inc. will post 14.99 earnings per share for the current year.
GE Vernova Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 14th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 16th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 16th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. GE Vernova’s dividend payout ratio is currently 5.83%.
Insider Activity
In related news, CEO Victor Abate sold 4,819 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $948.08, for a total transaction of $4,568,797.52. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,835 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,739,726.80. This trade represents a 72.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Matthew Joseph Potvin sold 2,333 shares of GE Vernova stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,059.09, for a total transaction of $2,470,856.97. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 3,549 shares in the company, valued at $3,758,710.41. This trade represents a 39.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
About GE Vernova
GE Vernova is the energy-focused company formed from the energy businesses of General Electric and operates as a publicly listed entity on the NYSE under the ticker GEV. It is organized to design, manufacture and service equipment and systems used across the power generation and energy transition value chain, bringing together legacy capabilities in conventional power, renewables and grid technologies under a single corporate platform.
The company’s offerings span large-scale power-generation equipment such as gas and steam turbines and associated generators and controls, as well as renewable energy technologies including onshore and offshore wind platforms and hydro solutions.
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