GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $314.00.

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of GE Aerospace to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price objective on shares of GE Aerospace from $275.00 to $305.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of GE Aerospace from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 3rd. Finally, Zacks Research lowered GE Aerospace from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th.

Insider Buying and Selling at GE Aerospace

In other news, SVP Russell Stokes sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.71, for a total value of $2,381,680.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 150,434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $44,785,706.14. This represents a 5.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of GE Aerospace

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jacobsen Capital Management grew its position in GE Aerospace by 1.4% during the third quarter. Jacobsen Capital Management now owns 2,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $690,000 after buying an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Harfst & Associates Inc. raised its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Harfst & Associates Inc. now owns 7,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,239,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Ledyard National Bank boosted its position in shares of GE Aerospace by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Ledyard National Bank now owns 2,754 shares of the company’s stock valued at $828,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Hardy Reed LLC grew its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 0.7% during the third quarter. Hardy Reed LLC now owns 4,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,504,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wolff Wiese Magana LLC increased its position in shares of GE Aerospace by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 3,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,070,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. 74.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

GE Aerospace Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GE opened at $325.45 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $304.98 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $290.29. GE Aerospace has a 1-year low of $159.36 and a 1-year high of $332.79. The firm has a market cap of $343.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.40.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The company reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.46 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $11.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.29 billion. GE Aerospace had a return on equity of 34.01% and a net margin of 18.34%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.15 EPS. GE Aerospace has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.000-6.200 EPS. Analysts anticipate that GE Aerospace will post 5.4 earnings per share for the current year.

GE Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.36 per share. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 29th. GE Aerospace’s payout ratio is presently 19.23%.

Key Headlines Impacting GE Aerospace

Here are the key news stories impacting GE Aerospace this week:

• Positive Sentiment: GE and Lockheed Martin showcased rotating-detonation/ramjet technology for hypersonic missiles, evidencing GE Aerospace’s advanced propulsion work and potential long-term defense contract upside. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: GE promoted Mohamed Ali and created an expanded C-suite role to lead its enlarged commercial engines unit — a signal management is reorganizing to support commercial aftermarket and engine growth. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts at Wolfe Research and TD Cowen raised price targets and maintained positive ratings (outperform/buy), reinforcing upward expectations for revenue and earnings momentum. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks highlights GE’s history of earnings surprises and frames GE as having the setup to potentially beat again — supportive context but not definitive for the next quarter. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Citigroup adjusted its price target (reported change to $378), a reminder that street views vary; such PT moves can nudge intraday volatility but aren’t a direct operational change. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Some outlets report an analyst downgrade that briefly pressured the stock, and a Zacks piece offers a contrasting view saying GE may not have the ideal setup to beat the coming quarter — indicating uncertainty around short-term EPS results. Article Title

GE Aerospace Company Profile

GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) is the aerospace business of General Electric, focused on the design, manufacture and support of aircraft engines, integrated propulsion systems and related aftermarket services. The company serves commercial airlines, airframers, business and general aviation operators, and defense customers, providing propulsion solutions for a broad range of aircraft types from single‑aisle airliners to widebody and military platforms.

Its product portfolio includes a family of commercial and military jet engines as well as spare parts, components and systems engineering.