** Shares of power equipment maker GE Vernova GEV.N up 1.42% at $667.60 premarket
** Brokerage Jefferies raises price target on GEV to $830 from $815
** The new PT represents an upside of 26% to the stock's last close
** Jefferies sees growing demand for power infrastructure and a strategic downsizing of struggling offshore wind operations driving GEV's core profit and free cash flow margins above street estimates
** Adds the balance sheet boost will add flexibility to return to being a dividend payer and have the ability to execute significant share repurchase programs
** 27 of 35 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 7 "hold" and 1 "sell"; their median PT is $775 - data compiled by LSEG
** Up to last close, stock has doubled YTD
(Reporting by Pranav Mathur in Bengaluru)
((Pranav.Mathur@thomsonreuters.com;))
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