GE Aerospace $GE Stock: Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Cuts Position

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) by 1.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 208,751 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,617 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in GE Aerospace were worth $65,191,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Burkett Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 28.9% during the second quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC now owns 125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. boosted its position in shares of GE Aerospace by 3.2% during the second quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. now owns 960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $359,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Gradient Investments LLC increased its holdings in GE Aerospace by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 765 shares of the company’s stock worth $286,000 after buying an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Kinloch Capital LLC increased its holdings in GE Aerospace by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. Kinloch Capital LLC now owns 1,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $403,000 after buying an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United Community Bank raised its position in GE Aerospace by 10.1% in the 2nd quarter. United Community Bank now owns 361 shares of the company’s stock worth $135,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.77% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting GE Aerospace

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q3 performance: Adjusted EPS of $2.25 exceeded the roughly $2.01 consensus estimate, while revenue reached about $14.1 billion, up approximately 16% year over year. Commercial Engines & Services was the main growth driver. GE Aerospace Q3 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Higher full-year outlook: GE raised its 2026 adjusted EPS forecast to $8.00-$8.10 from $7.65-$7.85, increased its revenue-growth forecast to approximately 19%-20%, and lifted operating-profit guidance to $10.9 billion-$11.0 billion. The upgrades reflect sustained demand for engine maintenance, repairs and spare parts. GE Aerospace raises 2026 profit forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Backlog and orders remain robust: Third-quarter orders surged 49% to about $19 billion, pushing the backlog above $170 billion. GE also said artificial intelligence reduced technical-record processing time by roughly 25%, potentially improving engine turnaround and availability across its services network. GE Aerospace Turns To AI To Ease Engine Maintenance Bottlenecks
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst support remains favorable: Bank of America reiterated its Buy rating and $405 price target following the earnings outperformance and upgraded outlook. However, the stock’s elevated valuation means investors appear to require stronger forward execution.
• Negative Sentiment: Cash-flow concerns drove the selloff: Operating cash flow fell about 14% year over year to $2.2 billion, while investors also reacted to higher engine-related costs. Full-year free-cash-flow guidance of $9.1 billion-$9.4 billion was viewed as less compelling than the profit upgrade. GE Aerospace Stock Sinks as Cash Flow Concerns Arise
• Negative Sentiment: Aftermarket-growth expectations are high: Investors remain concerned that expensive fuel could pressure airline capacity and eventually reduce demand for commercial services. The stock has also repeatedly weakened after recent earnings beats, suggesting expectations were already elevated before this report.

Insider Activity

In other GE Aerospace news, SVP Mohamed Ali sold 8,096 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $353.71, for a total transaction of $2,863,636.16. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 20,666 shares in the company, valued at $7,309,770.86. The trade was a 28.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.19% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

GE Aerospace Stock Performance

GE stock opened at $299.48 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.67. GE Aerospace has a 1 year low of $268.91 and a 1 year high of $388.84. The company has a market cap of $310.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.38. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $327.33 and its 200-day moving average price is $328.85.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 20th. The company reported $2.25 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.01 by $0.24. The company had revenue of $13.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.88 billion. GE Aerospace had a return on equity of 40.56% and a net margin of 17.72%. GE Aerospace’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.66 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that GE Aerospace will post 7.91 earnings per share for the current year.

GE Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, October 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 5th will be given a $0.47 dividend. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, October 5th. GE Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.14%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

GE has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group set a $435.00 target price on shares of GE Aerospace and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price target on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Monday, July 27th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of GE Aerospace in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of GE Aerospace from $390.00 to $380.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and set a $380.00 price objective (up from $330.00) on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Monday, July 13th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $387.37.

GE Aerospace Company Profile

GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) is a global aerospace company that designs, develops, manufactures and services aircraft engines and related systems. Its products support commercial air transport, business and general aviation, military aircraft, and other defense applications. The company also provides engine components, avionics, mechanical systems, digital solutions and maintenance, repair and overhaul services.

GE Aerospace serves airlines, aircraft operators, leasing companies, airframers and government customers worldwide.