GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) Stock Rating Upgraded by Zacks Research

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) was upgraded by stock analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report issued on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. UBS Group set a $374.00 target price on GE Aerospace and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of GE Aerospace from $330.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Bank of America upped their price target on GE Aerospace from $310.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on GE Aerospace from $338.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, GE Aerospace currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $319.00.

GE Aerospace Stock Performance

Shares of GE stock opened at $292.16 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $308.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.89, a PEG ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.40. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $304.83 and a 200 day moving average of $293.35. GE Aerospace has a 52 week low of $159.36 and a 52 week high of $332.79. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The company reported $1.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.14. GE Aerospace had a net margin of 18.98% and a return on equity of 35.52%. The business had revenue of $11.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.27 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.32 EPS. The company’s quarterly 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. As a group, research analysts expect that GE Aerospace will post 5.4 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Russell Stokes sold 8,000 shares of GE Aerospace stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 150,434 shares in the company, valued at $44,785,706.14. The trade was a 5.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of GE Aerospace

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bare Financial Services Inc raised its position in GE Aerospace by 81.1% in the second quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 96 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. REAP Financial Group LLC bought a new position in GE Aerospace in the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Marquette Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in GE Aerospace during the third quarter valued at $26,000. Lavaca Capital LLC grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC increased its position in GE Aerospace by 147.2% in the third quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 89 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.77% of the company’s stock.

GE Aerospace News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Successful hybrid?electric engine tests with NASA (demonstrated core functions of the prototype and a narrowbody hybrid?electric ground test), reinforcing GE Aerospace’s technology edge and long?term growth potential. NASA, GE Aerospace Hybrid Engine Under HyTEC Program
• Positive Sentiment: Citi added GE to its high?conviction focus list and laid out an ambitious path to a much larger market cap, giving investors a bullish, long?term thesis from a major bank. Citi adds GE to high-conviction focus list
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target to $335, signalling confidence in GE Aerospace’s revenue and profit trajectory; analyst PT increases can support the stock once sentiment normalizes. JPMorgan Boosts GE Aerospace Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Commentary from The Motley Fool argues the market overreacted to near?term margin noise and that the developments are long?term positives for the business. The Market Is Wrong to Sell Off GE Aerospace Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage roundup / analyst optimism — media pieces note that many sell?side analysts remain constructive, which dampens downside risk but doesn’t eliminate short?term volatility. Is GE a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?
• Neutral Sentiment: Delta Airlines reached a settlement involving GEnx engines amid unrelated defense tests reporting, a transactional update that is not expected to materially change GE Aerospace’s core commercial aftermarket trajectory. Delta Airlines Settles on GE GEnx Engines
• Neutral Sentiment: GE Appliances announced new U.S. water?filter manufacturing initiatives — relevant to the broader GE ecosystem but largely unrelated to GE Aerospace’s aerospace earnings drivers. GE Appliances Announces Water Filter Manufacturing
• Negative Sentiment: Near?term margin pressure cited after recent updates appears to have triggered the sell?off; that short?term profitability concern is the main driver of today’s weakness even as longer?term catalysts remain intact. The Market Is Wrong to Sell Off GE Aerospace 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.