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CETX Is Quietly Building a Multi-Sector Defense Platform
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CETX Is Emerging as a Shareholder-Focused Growth Platform Positioned at the Center of AI Security, Industrial Scale, and Surging U.S. Defense Spending!
Cemtrex, Inc. (NASDAQ: CETX) has completed a multi-year transformation and is now entering a phase where growth directly translates into earnings power.
Revenue has expanded from roughly $45 million to more than $76 million in just three years, gross margins have climbed above 42%, and the company has returned to operating profitability. Powered by its Vicon security platform and Advanced Industrial Services (AIS) segment, CETX is capitalizing on accelerating demand for AI-driven surveillance, cloud-based security, and mission-critical industrial execution across government and enterprise customers.
With operating leverage now firmly in place, each incremental dollar of revenue has the potential to disproportionately benefit the bottom line.
The company’s acquisition of Invocon launches a profitable Aerospace & Defense segment with decades-long ties to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and major defense contractors—positioning CETX squarely in the path of rising federal defense budgets.
As U.S. leadership signals aggressive increases in defense and national security spending, CETX offers investors exposure to multiple high-growth, resilient markets through a single, diversified platform.
Combined with a strengthened balance sheet, disciplined acquisition strategy, and forward-looking investments in AI and blockchain-based data integrity, CETX is aligning long-term growth with shareholder value creation.
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GE Vernova’s Q4 Was Strong—But the Backlog Number Matters More
Authored by Leo Miller. Originally Published: 1/31/2026.
Article Highlights
- GE Vernova is already up considerably in 2026 after nearly doubling in value last year.
- The company’s Q4 report confirmed investor optimism, as the company’s orders and backlog soared.
- Despite trading at a high valuation multiple, the company’s impressive demand and cash flow projections are hard to ignore.
Power and electrification company GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV) was a standout performer in 2025, delivering a total return of roughly 99%.
Shares are already up nearly 10% in 2026, buoyed by the company’s latest earnings report.
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GE Vernova continues to see explosive demand in its Power and Electrification segments, pushing the company’s backlog to record levels.
However, with shares trading at a significant premium to both the broader market and the industrials sector, the results warrant close scrutiny to assess the outlook.
GEV Beats on Revenue, Sees Large Tax Benefit
GE Vernova released its Q4 2025 earningsbefore the market opened on Jan. 28. It posted sales of just under $11 billion, up 3.8% year-over-year. That easily beat consensus of $10.2 billion, which would have represented a 3.4% decline.
EPS came in at $13.39 versus estimates of $2.99, but that figure largely reflected a $2.9 billion tax benefit. Excluding that one-time, noncash benefit, EPS would have been near or below estimates. Because the benefit was nonrecurring, the EPS beat had a muted impact on the stock; GEV shares rose only 2.7% on the day of the release.
Orders, Backlog, Margins and Guidance Continue to Show Strength
GEV’s underlying metrics were also strong. Orders rose to $22.2 billion, up 43% from $14.6 billion a quarter earlier, and backlog increased by $15 billion to $150 billion, according to the company’s earnings transcript.
Power and Electrification drove the gains: orders in those segments rose 50% and 45% versus Q3 2025, and their backlogs climbed 12% and 15%. GEV is receiving orders faster than it can fulfill them—the roughly 2x book-to-bill ratio (order value about twice quarterly revenue) underscores this and provides strong visibility into future sales.
Profitability showed improvement as well. Adjusted EBITDA margin widened by 40 basis points to 10.7%. For the full year, free cash flow rose 118% to $3.7 billion.
The company raised its outlook to reflect the planned acquisition of GE Prolec, expected to close Feb. 2. It now expects $56 billion in revenue by 2028 (previously $52 billion) and projects cumulative free cash flow of more than $24 billion from 2025–2028.
Updated Targets Imply +15% Upside After Stellar 2025
Wall Street analysts materially raised their forecasts after the report. Citigroup raised its price target about 10% to $779, and TD Cowen lifted its target nearly 15% to $780.
The MarketBeat consensus price target for GE Vernova sits just above $731, implying roughly 2% upside versus the stock’s Jan. 29 close. Price targets updated between Jan. 28 and Jan. 29, however, are more bullish—averaging around $842—which would imply about 17% upside.
GEV’s forward price-to-earnings ratio sits near 54x—more than double the S&P 500’s forward P/E of 22x and the S&P 500 industrials sector’s 25x. Despite the premium valuation, robust demand and projected free cash flow growth make GEV appear reasonably attractive. That said, the high valuation leaves limited margin for error—any unexpected setbacks could exert meaningful downward pressure on the stock.
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