GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) SVP Amy Gowder Sells 4,000 Shares of Stock

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) SVP Amy Gowder sold 4,000 shares of GE Aerospace stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $305.73, for a total value of $1,222,920.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 16,535 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,055,245.55. The trade was a 19.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

GE Aerospace Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of GE Aerospace stock opened at $309.88 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.74. The stock has a market cap of $325.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.07, a PEG ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.40. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $306.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $294.76. GE Aerospace has a 1 year low of $159.36 and a 1 year high of $332.79.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) last announced its quarterly 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. GE Aerospace had a net margin of 18.98% and a return on equity of 35.52%. The firm had revenue of $11.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.27 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.32 EPS. The company’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. As a group, research analysts expect that GE Aerospace will post 5.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

GE Aerospace Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 29th were issued a $0.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 29th. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. GE Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.69%.

Trending Headlines about GE Aerospace

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

• Positive Sentiment: Moody’s upgraded GE Aerospace’s senior unsecured rating to A2, lowering funding risk and supporting valuation and refinancing flexibility. Moody’s upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target after GE said it expects low double-digit growth in 2026 — a bullish signal for earnings momentum and analyst sentiment. JPMorgan increases PT
• Positive Sentiment: GE disclosed a $300M boost for its Singapore engine repair site, expanding MRO capacity in a high-growth region and supporting aftermarket revenue. Singapore engine repair investment
• Positive Sentiment: GE and NASA completed a successful hybrid-electric ground test — a technology milestone that supports long-term innovation and potential new market exposure. NASA hybrid-electric test
• Positive Sentiment: GE is establishing an aerospace research partnership in Singapore (CAAS/EDB pact) to co-develop AI and propulsion tech, reinforcing international R&D and commercial ties. Singapore R&D pact
• Neutral Sentiment: Seeking Alpha pieces offer mixed views — one frames GE as a “big buy opportunity,” another notes a quant system signaling “hold” — reflecting differing investor timeframes. Big buy opportunity Quant says hold
• Neutral Sentiment: News that Palantir and GE supported FTAI Aviation’s rally highlights robust end-market demand for aerospace services but is peripheral to GE’s core fundamentals. FTAI article
• Negative Sentiment: Boeing and GE identified a potential durability issue with a seal on 777X engines — a technical concern that could affect deliveries, aftermarket work and near-term risk perceptions until resolved. 777X engine seal issue
• Negative Sentiment: Several senior GE Aerospace executives sold shares (Jan 30–Feb 2 filings), reducing insider holdings by mid-teens to low-20% ranges — a signal some investors read as profit-taking or personal liquidity needs rather than loss of confidence, but still a short-term negative for sentiment. Insider sale – Giglietti SEC filing Insider sale – Stokes SEC filing Insider sale – Gowder SEC filing

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in GE Aerospace by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 92,731,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,564,097,000 after acquiring an additional 699,364 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 0.7% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 44,577,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,425,562,000 after purchasing an additional 308,730 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 3.1% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 24,113,967 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,181,956,000 after purchasing an additional 724,559 shares during the period. Capital World Investors raised 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 purchasing an additional 2,995,054 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of GE Aerospace during the second quarter worth about $3,408,828,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.77% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

GE has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wolfe Research lifted their target price on GE Aerospace from $340.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Monday, October 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on shares of GE Aerospace from $375.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Zacks Research raised shares of GE Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane cut their price target on shares of GE Aerospace from $305.00 to $290.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned 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 $319.00.

About GE Aerospace

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.