GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts maintain a favorable outlook: GE Aerospace has a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating, with 16 buy, two hold and one sell recommendation. The average 12-month price target is $390.59.
• GE Aerospace recently exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $2.02 in EPS and $12.63 billion in revenue, up 21.1% year over year. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $7.65–$7.85.
• The stock opened at $349.68, with a market capitalization of approximately $362.8 billion, while shares trade near the upper end of their 52-week range. The company also pays a quarterly dividend of $0.47, yielding about 0.5% annually.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" by the nineteen analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and sixteen have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $390.5882.

Several analysts have commented on GE shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $450.00 price objective on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Monday, July 27th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $421.00 target price on GE Aerospace and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $390.00 target price on shares of GE Aerospace in a research report on Monday, July 20th. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their price target on shares of GE Aerospace from $300.00 to $270.00 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $431.00 price target (up from $353.00) on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Wednesday, July 1st.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Mohamed Ali sold 8,096 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the senior vice president owned 20,666 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,309,770.86. The trade was a 28.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction 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 company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GE. Blueline Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of GE Aerospace in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Ankerstar Wealth LLC acquired a new position in GE Aerospace in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in GE Aerospace in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Paladin Partners LLC purchased a new position in GE Aerospace in the 2nd quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. purchased a new position in GE Aerospace in the 4th quarter valued at $40,000. 74.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

GE Aerospace Trading Up 2.3%

Shares of GE Aerospace stock opened at $349.68 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $361.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $327.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.98. GE Aerospace has a fifty-two week low of $267.42 and a fifty-two week high of $388.84. The company has a market cap of $362.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.36.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE - Get Free Report) last posted its 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. GE Aerospace had a return on equity of 40.56% and a net margin of 17.72%.The firm had revenue of $12.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $11.87 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.66 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 21.1% on a year-over-year basis. GE Aerospace has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.650-7.850 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that GE Aerospace will post 7.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

GE Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 6th were given a $0.47 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 6th. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. GE Aerospace's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 22.14%.

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.

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