GE Aerospace $GE Holdings Trimmed by Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA

Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lowered its position in shares of GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) by 4.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,435,764 shares of the company’s stock after selling 145,128 shares during the quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA owned 0.33% of GE Aerospace worth $1,058,318,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. REAP Financial Group LLC bought a new position in GE Aerospace during the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Marquette Asset Management LLC bought a new position in GE Aerospace during the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Lavaca Capital LLC boosted its stake in GE Aerospace by 1,666.7% during the second quarter. Lavaca Capital LLC now owns 106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in GE Aerospace by 147.2% during the third quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 89 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Roble Belko & Company Inc boosted its stake in GE Aerospace by 98.1% during the third quarter. Roble Belko & Company Inc now owns 103 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.77% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about GE Aerospace

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

• Positive Sentiment: Defense & Propulsion momentum — GE Aerospace’s Defense & Propulsion unit is winning contracts, building backlog and showing margin improvement, supporting near-term earnings visibility and cash flow expectations. GE Gains From Strength in Defense & Propulsion Unit
• Positive Sentiment: AI partnership and manufacturing productivity — Coverage highlights GE Aerospace teaming with Ford on AI initiatives to boost efficiency and margins, a signal that industrials can leverage AI to defend margins versus software peers. This supports longer-term margin expansion. AI Makes Strange Bedfellows of Ford and GE Aerospace
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish media and analyst voices — Prominent commentators (e.g., Jim Cramer) and bullish analyst write-ups highlight durable demand for engines as aircraft production continues, adding retail investor interest. Jim Cramer on GE Aerospace
• Positive Sentiment: Long-term cash-flow thesis — Deep-dive bullish pieces argue the market is underestimating GE Aerospace’s multi-decade free cash flow potential, which underpins higher valuation upside if execution continues. The Market Is Missing The Multi-Decade Cash Flow Engine
• Neutral Sentiment: Nassau toxic-site study — GE Aerospace will contribute a study toward a cleanup plan for a toxic site in Nassau. It’s a local environmental/regulatory headline; likely manageable but worth monitoring for scope/cost implications. GE Aerospace study to contribute to cleanup plan for toxic Nassau site
• Neutral Sentiment: Relative valuations across GE spinoffs — Analysis comparing GE’s spun-off businesses underscores differing growth/valuation profiles; useful context but not an immediate catalyst for GE Aerospace. The GE Family Divided
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst/broker optimism questioned — Coverage noting that the average brokerage recommendation rates GE as a Buy but warns that sell‑side optimism may be overstated; that can prompt short-term volatility if analysts trim ratings or investors reassess expectations. GE Is Considered a Good Investment by Brokers

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on GE Aerospace from $325.00 to $335.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. BNP Paribas Exane reduced their target price on GE Aerospace from $305.00 to $290.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 23rd. TD Cowen reduced their target price on GE Aerospace from $350.00 to $330.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen downgraded GE Aerospace from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded GE Aerospace from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $350.88.

GE Aerospace Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of NYSE GE opened at $308.43 on Friday. GE Aerospace has a 12 month low of $175.05 and a 12 month high of $348.48. The company has a market cap of $323.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.89, a P/E/G ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $311.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $306.67.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The company reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.14. GE Aerospace had a return on equity of 35.52% and a net margin of 18.98%.The business had revenue of $11.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.27 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.32 earnings per share. GE Aerospace’s revenue was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. GE Aerospace has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.400 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that GE Aerospace will post 5.4 EPS for the current year.

GE Aerospace Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 27th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a $0.47 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. This is an increase from GE Aerospace’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. GE Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.10%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Russell Stokes sold 30,363 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.47, for a total value of $9,305,348.61. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 150,434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,103,507.98. This represents a 16.79% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Robert M. Giglietti sold 3,035 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $305.51, for a total value of $927,222.85. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 10,583 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,233,212.33. This represents a 22.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 37,398 shares of company stock valued at $11,455,491. Corporate insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

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.