GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) Stock Price Up 1.1% – Still a Buy?

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) traded up 1.1% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $334.44 and last traded at $333.17. 2,651,037 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 49% from the average daily volume of 5,211,685 shares. The stock had previously closed at $329.50.

Trending Headlines about GE Aerospace

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

• Positive Sentiment: Expanding defense demand: GE Aerospace is benefiting from U.S. Navy modernization, including a reported $2.87 billion engine-support award, as well as additional F/A-18 engine-parts work. South Korea also selected GE marine gas-turbine engines for its KDDX destroyers, adding international defense visibility. GE Draws $2.87 Billion for USN Engine Support GE Aerospace to Provide Marine Gas Turbine Engines for South Korea’s KDDX Destroyers
• Positive Sentiment: Hypersonics and next-generation engines: GE won a Pentagon/DIU contract to develop a Mach 5 hypersonic test platform and continues work on the XA102 adaptive combat engine. These programs could strengthen GE’s position in future U.S. defense spending, although near-term financial impact is likely limited. GE Aerospace Secures DIU Contract to Develop Mach 5 Hypersonic Test Platform
• Positive Sentiment: Tejas engine deliveries resumed: GE shipped three F404-IN20 engines to India’s HAL in August for the LCA Tejas Mk1A program. The deliveries help ease a prolonged supply bottleneck and support production of aircraft ordered by India’s air force. HAL Shares in Focus as GE Aerospace Delivers Three F404 Engines
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational growth initiatives: GE also shipped an X-BAT engine after ground testing and outlined plans to increase combat-engine deliveries, supporting its longer-term defense pipeline but providing limited immediate earnings detail. GE Aerospace Ships X-BAT Engine After Ground-Test Campaign
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and interest-rate risks remain: GE has recently pulled back materially from its 52-week high while trading at a relatively elevated earnings multiple. Rising Treasury yields could pressure high-growth industrial valuations, though the stock’s defense backlog and previously raised 2026 guidance may provide support.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

GE has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings raised shares of GE Aerospace from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $430.00 price target (up from $380.00) on shares of GE Aerospace in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $380.00 price objective (up from $330.00) on shares of GE Aerospace in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Seaport Research Partners initiated coverage on shares of GE Aerospace in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. They set a “buy” rating and a $375.00 target price on the stock. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane decreased their target price on shares of GE Aerospace from $300.00 to $270.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $390.59.

GE Aerospace Trading Up 1.0%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.98. The company has a market capitalization of $349.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.35. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $357.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $328.72.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The company reported $2.02 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.86 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $12.63 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.87 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 21.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.66 earnings per share. GE Aerospace has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.650-7.850 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that GE Aerospace will post 7.91 EPS for the current year.

GE Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 27th. Investors of record on Monday, July 6th were given a dividend of $0.47 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 6th. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. GE Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.14%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other GE Aerospace news, SVP Mohamed Ali sold 8,096 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $353.71, for a total transaction of $2,863,636.16. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.19% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On GE Aerospace

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GE. Burkett Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 28.9% in the second quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC now owns 125 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. lifted its stake in GE Aerospace by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. now owns 960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $359,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. High Falls Advisors Inc lifted its stake in GE Aerospace by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. High Falls Advisors Inc now owns 1,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Gradient Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of GE Aerospace by 4.4% during the second quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 765 shares of the company’s stock worth $286,000 after buying an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kinloch Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 3.1% during the second 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.77% of the company’s 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.