GE Vernova Inc (NYSE: GEV) has seen a decline in its stock price by -6.88 in relation to its previous close of 327.88. However, the company has experienced a -16.94% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. barrons.com reported 2025-02-13 that Baird analyst Ben Kallo launched coverage of the shares with a $448 price target.
Is It Worth Investing in GE Vernova Inc (NYSE: GEV) Right Now?
GE Vernova Inc (NYSE: GEV) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.27x that is above its average ratio. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 16 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for GEV is 275.52M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.67% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GEV on February 24, 2025 was 3.37M shares.
GEV’s Market Performance
The stock of GE Vernova Inc (GEV) has seen a -16.94% decrease in the past week, with a -30.25% drop in the past month, and a -10.20% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.87%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.56% for GEV. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -15.66% for GEV stock, with a simple moving average of 18.29% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GEV
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GEV stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for GEV by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for GEV in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $448 based on the research report published on February 13, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Johnson Rice, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GEV reach a price target of $425. The rating they have provided for GEV stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 07th, 2025.
Guggenheim gave a rating of “Neutral” to GEV, setting the target price at $380 in the report published on January 24th of the current year.
GEV Trading at -15.46% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GEV to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.77% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.56%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.87%, as shares sank -26.23% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.47% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GEV fell by -15.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +83.40% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $362.24. In addition, GE Vernova Inc saw -7.18% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for GEV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for GE Vernova Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 18.30, with 3.18 for asset returns.
Based on GE Vernova Inc (GEV), the company’s capital structure generated 0.1 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.48. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.11. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.09.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 471.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -3.87. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.21. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.08for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.68. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.05.
Conclusion
In conclusion, GE Vernova Inc (GEV) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
