Wall Street Can't Agree on GE Vernova. Price Targets Range From $470 to $1,450. Here's Why the Gap Is So Wide.

Wall Street Can't Agree on GE Vernova. Price Targets Range From $470 to $1,450. Here's Why the Gap Is So Wide.

Matt DiLallo, The Motley Fool

Mon, September 21, 2026 at 6:05 PM GMT+3 4 min read

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One Wall Street analyst recently rated GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) a sell, with a $470 price target. Another analyst has a $1,450 price target on the power and grid technology company. That's a nearly $1,000-per-share gap among analysts looking at the same numbers for the same company.

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The GE Vernova bear

GLJ Research analyst Gordon Johnson recently initiated coverage of GE Vernova with a "sell" rating and a $470 price target. That's 50% below the company's recent trading price of around $940. It's also below the energy equipment maker's 52-week low of $530 per share, which it hit last November.

Johnson highlighted the company's lofty valuation as the main driver behind the sell call and low price target. While GE Vernova is only one of three companies that make the large-scale gas turbines needed to meet AI's vast power needs, that doesn't justify its roughly 39-times forward earnings multiple. That's because it's a cyclical company that won't sustain its current growth trajectory once demand for AI power slows. The analyst also has concerns about its 2027 outlook, as most of those turbines were 2024 orders rather than more recent purchases following the company's price increases.

The top GE Vernova bull

GLJ Research's view is an outlier among Wall Street analysts. According to Koyfin, the average analyst price target is over $1,200 a share. Of the nearly 40 analysts who cover the stock, 30 have a "buy" or higher rating, while all other analysts, except Johnson, rate it a "hold."

Guggenheim's Joseph Osha has the Street-high price target of $1,450 per share. That's nearly 55% above its recent share price.

Osha has steadily grown more bullish on the stock. In March 2025, he upgraded the stock from "buy" to "hold" and set a $380 price target. He has steadily raised his price target in response to his growing optimism about the company's growth prospects. He centered his most recent price target on three things. Hyperscaler demand for transformers and gas turbines, margin expansion from its higher-priced backlog, and multi-decade cash flow from long-term service agreements.

The company's strong financial results and robust demand support that view. For example, its orders surged 88% in the second quarter to $24.2 billion. The company booked $5 billion of data center orders during the first half of this year, more than double last year's total. Its gas power equipment backlog and slot reservation agreements grew to 116 GW at the end of the quarter (up from 100 GW), and the company expects it to reach 125 GW by year-end. CEO Scott Strazik believes we're in an "electricity investment supercycle."

Supercycle or cyclical?

The wide divergence between these analysts' price targets comes down to their views on gas turbine demand. GLJ Research believes it's cyclical, while Guggenheim sides with GE Vernova that we're in a supercycle. I tend to agree more with Guggenheim's view that power demand is a multi-decade supercycle rather than a cyclical growth spurt. While I would love a chance to buy GE Vernova stock at a much lower price, it simply can't build gas turbines fast enough to meet demand these days.

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Matt DiLallo has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends GE Vernova. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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