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GEV·GE Vernova Inc.

$940.00
+15.07 (+1.63%)
Market Closed (Overnight)$939.00-1.00 (-0.11%)
High
$949.51
Open
$934.97
Market Cap
250.44B
52W High
$1,195.94
Low
$925.12
P. Close
$940.00
P/E
26.28
52W Low
$530.16
Fwd P/E
37.15
DailyIQ Est.
$1290.17
Inst. Ownership
46.9%
Short Interest
3.29%
Days to Cover
3.9
Technical Score (1D)
36
SELL
News Sentiment
65
BULLISH
GE Vernova’s latest earnings guidance shows the company is on track to hit a $200 billion backlog by early 2027, up from $176 billion at the end of Q2, driven by a surge in orders for gas turbines, electrification equipment and data‑center services. This backlog expansion signals a near‑term revenue lift that should keep the stock on an upward trajectory for the next 1–10 trading days, as the firm’s order book now supports continued production ramp‑up. The company’s CEO also highlighted a $45 billion electrification backlog and $5 billion in data‑center orders for 2026, underscoring the growing demand for rapid, reliable power that AI workloads are fueling. The AI‑driven energy build‑out, highlighted by the upcoming Anthropic IPO, is expected to further boost demand for GEV’s gas turbines and electrification solutions, adding a second‑order catalyst that could sustain momentum beyond the backlog milestone. A week earlier, GEV resolved a $1.3 billion legal dispute with Vineyard Wind by withdrawing its termination notice and dismissing all pending litigation, removing a significant overhang that had weighed on the company’s offshore wind portfolio. The settlement restores confidence that the Vineyard Wind 1 project can continue full‑scale operations, which will eventually deliver power to over 400,000 homes and secure a $360 million claim under the contract. This legal clarity should reduce risk premiums for the firm’s renewable energy segment and improve its credit profile in the near term. The broader market rally that lifted the Nasdaq and S&P 500 also lifted GEV’s shares, but that move was largely sentiment‑driven and not tied to a new business development. Traders should therefore focus on the backlog growth and the legal resolution as the primary drivers, while monitoring any updates on the financial terms of the Vineyard Wind settlement and the actual cash flow impact of the Amazon data‑center generator contract, which could further reinforce GEV’s position in the cloud infrastructure market.
Earnings Summary
GE Vernova Inc. (GEV) is a global energy solutions provider focused on power generation, wind, and electrification, operating across multiple continents with technologies spanning gas, nuclear, hydro, steam, and renewable wind turbines. The company’s business is positioned within the industrials sector, specifically specialty industrial machinery, where it competes in the high‑capability equipment and grid infrastructure market. In the most recent quarter (Q4 2025), GEV reported EPS of $13.39 versus an estimate of $3.00, a substantial beat, while revenue rose to $10.956 billion from $10.915 billion in Q3 2025, indicating a modest revenue acceleration. Compared to the prior two quarters (Q2 2025 and Q3 2025), EPS growth slowed from $1.86 to $1.64, and revenue growth decelerated from $9.111 billion to $9.969 billion, yet the company still surpassed analyst expectations in all three quarters. Historically, GEV has shown a strong YoY revenue trajectory, with revenue increasing from $10.559 billion in Q4 2024 to $10.956 billion in Q4 2025, a 3.7% rise, while EPS has fluctuated, achieving a remarkable $13.39 EPS in Q4 2025 after a $1.73 EPS in Q4 2024; the company has consistently beaten earnings estimates in the last four quarters, though revenue growth has occasionally lagged behind the EPS momentum. Recent news highlights a GLJ Research downgrade to a sell rating with a $470 target, reflecting valuation concerns tied to GEV’s power‑generation exposure, and a subsequent analyst upgrade citing stronger earnings outlook and robust guidance for the power‑generation equipment segment; these developments underscore market sensitivity to GEV’s strategic direction and order pipeline. Investors should watch for management commentary on the valuation gap, any guidance revisions for the next quarter, and updates on key contracts such as the turbine supply agreement with ESB and potential Venezuelan projects, as these factors will shape GEV’s near‑term earnings trajectory.}}

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$-0.14$3.69$7.51$11.33$15.15Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$3.99 - -
Q2'26$3.04$2.47-18.9%
Q1'26$3.30$1.98-40.1%
Q4'25$3.00$13.39+346.2%
Q3'25$1.86$1.64-11.7%
Q2'25$1.63$1.86+14.3%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$8.7B$9.6B$10.6B$11.6B$12.6BQ2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$12.1B - -
Q2'26$10.8B$11.1B+2.4%
Q1'26$10.5B$9.3B-11.2%
Q4'25$10.3B$11.0B+6.2%
Q3'25 - $10.0B -
Q2'25 - $9.1B -
Full Earnings BreakdownEstimates, actuals, guidance, and historical context
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Market Data

GEV Stock Snapshot

HOLD36/100
$939.00−$1.00 (0.1%)
Market cap
250.44B
P/E ratio
26.3
Day range
$925.12 – $949.51
News sentiment
65/100 · Bullish
Analyst target
$1237.34 (+31.8%)
Consensus
Buy · 44 analysts
52-week range+77.1% off low · -21.5% from high
$530.16$1195.94
Price $939.00 DailyIQ Est. $1290.17

The technical read on GEV is balanced, which usually means the market is waiting on a catalyst. A stock this widely held moves on consensus revisions more than on individual catalysts.

Behaviour On Record

What GEV's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
49.1% 51st pct
vs 200-day average
+4.1%
Up days (1y)
50%

GE Vernova Inc. is currently running 49.1% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against GEV's own 2 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 51st percentile — close to its own typical level, against a typical reading of 48.7%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

Price sits +4.1% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 3rd percentile — a narrower gap than it typically runs. Over the past year GEV closed higher on 50% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a rising streak.

Overnight risk is measurable too: GEV has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 41 of 622 sessions (6.6% of the time), with the largest gaps running +6.0% and -7.5%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

Across the last 3 dated reports on file, GEV moved an average of 2.3% in the session after earnings, closing higher 3 of those 3 times, with a median move of +2.8% and a largest of +3.5%.

All figures computed from 623 daily closes between 2024-03-27 and 2026-09-18, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against GEV's own 3-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of GEV's sector?

GE Vernova Inc. sits in the Utilities sector, currently ranked 9th of 11 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (lagging).

Sector rank
#9 of 11
Sector state
Lagging
Sector rotation score
0

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for GEV?

CallsPuts

For GE Vernova Inc.'s nearest expiry (2026-09-25, 6 days out), open interest is put-heavy, a defensive/bearish tilt (put/call ratio of 2.94), with at-the-money implied volatility around 49.4%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±6.4% move by that expiry — a range of about $895.48–$1017.00.

Put/call ratio (2026-09-25)
2.94
ATM implied volatility
49.4%
Total open interest
13,663
Expected move by 2026-09-25
±6.4% ($895.48–$1017.00)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on GEV?

Bernstein most recently reiterated its rating on GE Vernova Inc. to Outperform on Sep 15, 2026 with a price target of $1298. Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
Bernstein — Outperform
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Sep 15, 2026BernsteinReiteratedOutperform$1298
Sep 14, 2026GLJ ResearchInitiatedSell$470
Jul 27, 2026MizuhoMaintainedNeutral$913 → $949
Jul 23, 2026BernsteinMaintainedOutperform$1206 → $1298
Jul 23, 2026JP MorganMaintainedOverweight$1302 → $1330
Jul 23, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedOverweight$1250 → $1350
Jul 23, 2026TD CowenMaintainedBuy$1220 → $1235
Jul 23, 2026RBC CapitalMaintainedOutperform$1195 → $1225
Jul 23, 2026OppenheimerMaintainedOutperform$1303 → $1338
Jul 23, 2026GuggenheimMaintainedBuy$1300 → $1450
Jun 17, 2026BernsteinInitiatedOutperform$1206
Jun 11, 2026JefferiesMaintainedBuy$1350 → $1210

GEV Competitive Positioning

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