GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) Trading Up 4.7% – Time to Buy?

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE)’s share price traded up 4.7% on Friday . The stock traded as high as $323.18 and last traded at $320.75. 5,713,510 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 6% from the average session volume of 6,097,737 shares. The stock had previously closed at $306.37.

More 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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

GE has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group set a $374.00 target price on shares of GE Aerospace and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on GE Aerospace from $325.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. BNP Paribas Exane lowered their price objective on GE Aerospace from $305.00 to $290.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and issued a $380.00 target price on shares of GE Aerospace in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. One 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, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $319.00.

GE Aerospace Trading Up 4.7%

The business’s 50 day moving average is $306.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $294.93. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $336.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.40, a PEG ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.40.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) last announced its earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $11.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.27 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.32 EPS. 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. Analysts expect that GE Aerospace will post 5.4 EPS for the current year.

GE Aerospace Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 26th. Investors of record on Monday, December 29th were issued 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 presently 17.69%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other GE Aerospace news, VP Robert M. Giglietti sold 3,035 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $305.51, for a total transaction of $927,222.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 10,583 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,233,212.33. This trade represents a 22.29% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Amy L. Gowder sold 4,000 shares of GE Aerospace stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 16,535 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,055,245.55. This trade represents a 19.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 45,398 shares of company stock worth $13,837,171 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jacobsen Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 1.4% in the third quarter. Jacobsen Capital Management now owns 2,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $690,000 after buying an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Harfst & Associates Inc. raised its holdings in GE Aerospace by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Harfst & Associates Inc. now owns 7,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,239,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the period. Ledyard National Bank lifted its stake in GE Aerospace by 1.2% during the third quarter. Ledyard National Bank now owns 2,754 shares of the company’s stock valued at $828,000 after buying an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Hardy Reed LLC boosted its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 0.7% in the third quarter. Hardy Reed LLC now owns 4,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,504,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the period. Finally, Wolff Wiese Magana LLC grew its position in GE Aerospace by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 3,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,070,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. 74.77% of the stock is 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.