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Wall Street saw the quarter and said, ‘Yep, more of that’
GE Vernova just did the classic beat-and-raise routine, and analysts responded the way they often do when a company looks sturdier than expected: they cranked up their targets. Baird lifted its price target to $1,400 from $1,008, while BMO Capital moved its target to $1,250 from $1,110. Both kept their bullish stance intact.
Why the stock crowd cares
This isn’t just about a nice quarter. It’s about the story underneath it: GE Vernova is riding a wave of demand for power and electrification gear, and that wave is looking less like a ripple and more like a surfboard. The company said revenue climbed 16% year over year to $9.339 billion, adjusted EPS came in at $2.06 versus the $1.88 expected, and backlog grew by more than $13 billion quarter-over-quarter.
The part investors should keep an eye on
The real money sentence was the guidance bump. GE Vernova now expects 2026 revenue of $44.5 billion to $45.5 billion, up from $44.0 billion to $45.0 billion. That’s the kind of move that tells you management isn’t just admiring the scenery — it thinks the order book is still filling up.
Big picture
GE Vernova is starting to look less like a post-spin leftovers story and more like a core player in the electrical infrastructure boom. If the world keeps demanding more power for data centers, grids, and industrial electrification, analysts are basically saying: maybe the stock deserves a bigger seat at the table.