First National Corp MA ADV Invests $206,000 in GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE)

First National Corp MA ADV purchased a new position in GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 1,028 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $206,000.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sendero Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of GE Aerospace by 526.6% in the 1st quarter. Sendero Wealth Management LLC now owns 15,008 shares of the company's stock worth $3,004,000 after acquiring an additional 12,613 shares during the period. Chung Wu Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in GE Aerospace during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $795,000. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its stake in GE Aerospace by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,064,417 shares of the company's stock valued at $177,535,000 after purchasing an additional 29,844 shares during the last quarter. National Pension Service raised its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. National Pension Service now owns 2,254,637 shares of the company's stock valued at $376,051,000 after acquiring an additional 37,884 shares during the period. Finally, FourThought Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of GE Aerospace during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $507,000. 74.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

GE Aerospace Stock Performance

Shares of GE opened at $255.71 on Friday. The company's fifty day moving average is $209.94 and its 200-day moving average is $196.09. GE Aerospace has a 12 month low of $150.20 and a 12 month high of $257.47. The firm has a market cap of $272.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.20. GE Aerospace had a net margin of 14.31% and a return on equity of 22.19%. The company had revenue of $9.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.06 billion. Equities analysts expect that GE Aerospace will post 5.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other GE Aerospace news, SVP Mohamed Ali sold 1,602 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.67, for a total value of $321,473.34. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 8,805 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,766,899.35. This represents a 15.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Robert M. Giglietti sold 4,104 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.73, for a total transaction of $807,379.92. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 11,540 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,270,264.20. This trade represents a 26.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.21% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

GE has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of GE Aerospace from $207.00 to $216.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Redburn Atlantic initiated coverage on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. They set a "buy" rating and a $250.00 price target on the stock. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of GE Aerospace from $235.00 to $227.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Royal Bank of Canada set a $275.00 price objective on shares of GE Aerospace and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Northcoast Research lowered shares of GE Aerospace from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $221.15.

GE Aerospace 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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