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So, I was reading this thing about GE Vernova. You know, that energy company — or whatever they call themselves these days. Anyway, turns out Wolfe Research is not as jazzed about them as they were. They took down their rating from, like, outperform to just peer perform. Yeah, Nigel Coe (some analyst guy) yanked his $496 price target, too. Shares had been, like, soaring this year — up 48%! Can you believe it? But, now it seems like they’ve hit a bit of a ceiling.
Anyway — wait, where was I? Right, so Coe’s still kinda into the company, but says the year-to-date gains are just too much for him. He jabbered on about valuations being tough now. Something about relative and absolute bases. Whatever that means. He was basically saying, “GE Vernova? Good stuff… but maybe too good?”
Oh, but here’s a twist! Coe’s also pumped about GE Vernova’s potential, which is apparently huge. They’re big shots in areas like gas, onshore wind, and transmission equipment. Could be a major player in energy transition. Offshore losses are a pain, yeah, but Coe thinks there’s room for margins to bounce back.
And dividends? Share buybacks? Yeah, Coe sees those happening. Even though he thinks the good news is kinda already factored into the stock price, GEV (that’s GE Vernova, by the way) still looks like a fascinating story. They’ve got their fingers in electrification pies all over the place. AI, DC buildout, nuclear renaissance — you name it. Which, honestly, sounds pretty cool. But Coe’s hinting that the balance of risk and reward is getting pretty even-stevens now.
He did say, though, if the stars align and the price gets a nice nudge upward, plus some tweaks in their 2025 and 2026 outlook, he might turn those frowns upside down on the rating again. For now, they’re chill with just hanging back, watching the backlog build or whatever.
Crazy, right?
