Seaport Res Ptn Has Weak Forecast for GE Vernova Q3 Earnings

GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for GE Vernova in a research 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 estimate of $3.03. Seaport Res Ptn currently 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.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on GE Vernova from $662.00 to $736.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on GE Vernova from $550.00 to $620.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of GE Vernova in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Guggenheim cut GE Vernova from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Wolfe Research cut GE Vernova from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Friday, June 13th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $592.35.

GE Vernova Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GEV opened at $614.69 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $613.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $473.14. GE Vernova has a 1-year low of $234.00 and a 1-year high of $677.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $167.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 148.12, a PEG ratio of 4.50 and a beta of 1.87.

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

Institutional Trading of GE Vernova

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of GEV. WFA Asset Management Corp purchased a new stake in shares of GE Vernova during the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new stake in GE Vernova during the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. Monetary Management Group Inc. acquired a new stake in GE Vernova during the 2nd quarter worth about $32,000. Highline Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in GE Vernova by 34.6% during the 2nd quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 70 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the period. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of GE Vernova during the 2nd quarter valued at about $37,000.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other GE Vernova news, CFO Kenneth Scott Parks sold 3,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was 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 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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

GE Vernova Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 18th. Investors of record on Monday, July 21st were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 21st. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. GE Vernova’s payout ratio is presently 24.10%.

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.