Armstrong Fleming & Moore Inc Makes New $1.21 Million Investment in GE Aerospace $GE

Armstrong Fleming & Moore Inc bought a new position in GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 4,711 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,213,000.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in GE Aerospace by 0.8% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 90,507,442 shares of the company's stock worth $18,115,065,000 after acquiring an additional 692,124 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 6.3% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 25,131,285 shares of the company's stock worth $5,030,028,000 after buying an additional 1,492,486 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,599,522 shares of the company's stock worth $1,921,344,000 after buying an additional 54,765 shares during the period. GQG Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of GE Aerospace during the 1st quarter worth $1,606,840,000. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 6.8% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 7,676,180 shares of the company's stock worth $1,536,387,000 after buying an additional 491,207 shares during the period. 74.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of GE Aerospace from $34.00 to $38.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of GE Aerospace from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of GE Aerospace from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of GE Aerospace from $320.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $350.00 price objective on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Wednesday. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, GE Aerospace has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $251.31.

GE Aerospace Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE GE opened at $302.56 on Thursday. GE Aerospace has a 1-year low of $159.36 and a 1-year high of $307.25. The company has a market cap of $320.85 billion, a PE ratio of 42.20, a P/E/G ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. The company has a 50-day moving average of $282.43 and a two-hundred day moving average of $245.94.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $10.15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.49 billion. GE Aerospace had a net margin of 18.64% and a return on equity of 31.32%. GE Aerospace's revenue for the quarter was up 21.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.20 earnings per share. GE Aerospace has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.600-5.800 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that GE Aerospace will post 5.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

GE Aerospace Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, October 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 29th will be paid a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 29th. GE Aerospace's dividend payout ratio is presently 20.08%.

GE Aerospace Company Profile

GE Aerospace (also known as General Electric) is a company that specializes in providing aerospace products and services. It operates through two reportable segments: Commercial Engines and Services and Defense and Propulsion Technologies. It offers jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems for commercial, military, business, and general aviation aircraft.

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