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

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the nineteen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, sixteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $319.00.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on GE. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and set a $380.00 price objective on shares of GE Aerospace in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Wolfe Research lifted their target price on shares of GE Aerospace from $340.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of GE Aerospace from $300.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on GE Aerospace from $325.00 to $335.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of GE Aerospace in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd.

GE Aerospace Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:GE opened at $320.75 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $336.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.40, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.40. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $306.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $295.34. 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 released its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The company reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $11.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.27 billion. GE Aerospace had a return on equity of 35.52% and a net margin of 18.98%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.32 earnings per share. GE Aerospace has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.400 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that GE Aerospace will post 5.4 EPS for the current year.

GE Aerospace Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 26th. Investors of record on Monday, December 29th were given a dividend of $0.36 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 29th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. GE Aerospace’s payout ratio is 17.69%.

Key GE Aerospace News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Board-approved quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share (record date March 9; payable April 27), which boosts yield and signals confidence in cash flow and capital return plans. GE Aerospace Board of Directors Authorizes Quarterly Dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Commercial Engines & Services unit showing strong momentum: Zacks highlights accelerating revenue, record orders and major widebody engine wins — supportive for revenue growth and margin outlook. GE Aerospace’s Commercial Engines Unit Gains Momentum: Can It Sustain?
• Positive Sentiment: Geographic expansion and order-book evidence: reports show GE scaling up in India as its engine order book expands and boosting capabilities in Singapore with automation and AI — these moves support aftermarket and services revenue growth. GE Aerospace scales up India presence as engine order book expands GE Aerospace Expands Singapore Engine Hub With Automation And AI Focus
• Neutral Sentiment: Media and analyst attention — multiple articles (Zacks, MarketBeat, Yahoo) are spotlighting GE as a trending/covered name; that can amplify flows but is not a direct operational change. Here is What to Know Beyond Why GE Aerospace (GE) is a Trending Stock 3 High-Risk Stocks That Soared in 2025 But Can Still Fly Higher (GE) GE Aerospace Stock Outlook: Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish?
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate-related activity: GE Medical Holding AB exercised warrants in EXACT Therapeutics (small, separate business unit activity) — limited direct impact on GE Aerospace operations. EXACT Therapeutics: Exercise of Warrants by GE Medical Holding AB
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: a GE Aerospace senior VP sold roughly $9.3M of stock recently — such sizable insider sales can create short-term perception pressure even if not indicative of company fundamentals. GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) SVP Sells $9,305,348.61 in Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Additional small insider sale reported (Amy Gowder sold 4,000 shares) — adds to the insider activity narrative that some traders monitor. Amy Gowder Sells 4,000 Shares of GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) Stock

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Robert M. Giglietti sold 3,035 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $305.51, for a total value of $927,222.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 10,583 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,233,212.33. This represents a 22.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Russell Stokes sold 30,363 shares of GE Aerospace stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $306.47, for a total transaction of $9,305,348.61. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 150,434 shares in the company, valued at $46,103,507.98. This trade represents a 16.79% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 45,398 shares of company stock worth $13,837,171 in the last 90 days. 0.21% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of GE Aerospace

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in GE Aerospace by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 92,731,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,564,097,000 after purchasing an additional 699,364 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of GE Aerospace by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 44,577,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,425,562,000 after buying an additional 308,730 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of GE Aerospace by 3.1% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 24,113,967 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,181,956,000 after buying an additional 724,559 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors increased its stake in shares of GE Aerospace by 16.2% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 21,442,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,449,731,000 after buying an additional 2,995,054 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in GE Aerospace in the second quarter valued at $3,408,828,000. 74.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.