MetLife Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV - Free Report) by 2.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 72,905 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 1,490 shares during the quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC's holdings in GE Vernova were worth $23,981,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in GEV. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC grew its stake in GE Vernova by 102.6% in the fourth quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 77 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. MRP Capital Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of GE Vernova in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Fairway Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of GE Vernova by 220.0% during the 4th quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 80 shares of the company's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Pineridge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of GE Vernova by 530.8% during the fourth quarter. Pineridge Advisors LLC now owns 82 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the period. Finally, Pinpoint Asset Management Ltd bought a new stake in shares of GE Vernova in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000.
Analyst Ratings Changes
GEV has been the topic of several recent research reports. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of GE Vernova from $487.00 to $427.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Truist Financial set a $440.00 target price on GE Vernova in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Citigroup reduced their price target on GE Vernova from $437.00 to $354.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Marathon Capitl upgraded shares of GE Vernova to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of GE Vernova from $380.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have assigned a buy rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $369.22.
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GE Vernova Trading Up 3.4 %
GEV traded up $12.37 on Friday, hitting $372.86. 2,683,184 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,365,191. The stock has a market cap of $101.92 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.01. GE Vernova Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $138.67 and a fifty-two week high of $447.50. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $318.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $331.69.
GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.46. GE Vernova had a return on equity of 6.70% and a net margin of 4.44%. The company had revenue of $8.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.56 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.47) earnings per share. On average, equities analysts predict that GE Vernova Inc. will post 6.59 EPS for the current year.
GE Vernova Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 18th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 17th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.27%. GE Vernova's payout ratio is 14.41%.
GE Vernova Company Profile
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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.
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