Focus Partners Wealth Grows Stake in GE Aerospace $GE

Key Points

• Focus Partners Wealth increased its stake in GE Aerospace by 101.1% in Q3, buying an additional 148,163 shares to hold 294,682 shares worth about $88.57 million.
• GE Aerospace beat Q4 estimates (EPS $1.57 vs $1.43; revenue $11.90B vs $11.27B) and set FY2026 guidance of 7.10–7.40 EPS, while analysts are largely positive with a MarketBeat consensus of "Moderate Buy" and an average target near $331 (Morgan Stanley at $425).
• The company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.47 (annualized $1.88, ~0.6% yield), even as insiders sold about 37,398 shares (~$11.46M) in the past three months and institutional ownership stands around 74.8%.

Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in shares of GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE - Free Report) by 101.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 294,682 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 148,163 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Wealth's holdings in GE Aerospace were worth $88,568,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in GE Aerospace by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 91,989,511 shares of the company's stock worth $23,677,180,000 after acquiring an additional 1,482,069 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in GE Aerospace by 1.4% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 44,268,912 shares of the company's stock valued at $11,394,375,000 after acquiring an additional 613,866 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its stake in shares of GE Aerospace by 16.2% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 21,442,810 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,449,731,000 after purchasing an additional 2,995,054 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of GE Aerospace during the second quarter worth $3,408,828,000. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC lifted its position in shares of GE Aerospace by 21.5% during the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 8,430,878 shares of the company's stock worth $2,536,177,000 after purchasing an additional 1,494,541 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.77% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of GE Aerospace from $338.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on GE Aerospace from $325.00 to $335.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Wolfe Research raised their price target on shares of GE Aerospace from $340.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on shares of GE Aerospace in a research note on Friday, February 20th. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $425.00 price target for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of GE Aerospace from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, February 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, GE Aerospace has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $331.12.

Insider Transactions at GE Aerospace

In other news, VP Robert M. Giglietti sold 3,035 shares of GE Aerospace stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $305.51, for a total value 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. The trade was a 22.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Amy L. Gowder sold 4,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $305.73, for a total transaction of $1,222,920.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 16,535 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,055,245.55. This represents a 19.48% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 37,398 shares of company stock worth $11,455,491. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

GE Aerospace Price Performance

Shares of GE opened at $304.41 on Tuesday. GE Aerospace has a 52 week low of $159.36 and a 52 week high of $348.48. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. The firm has a market cap of $319.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.40, a PEG ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.36. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $319.63 and a 200-day moving average of $305.96.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The company reported $1.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $11.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.27 billion. GE Aerospace had a return on equity of 35.52% and a net margin of 18.98%.The business's revenue was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.32 EPS. GE Aerospace has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.400 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that GE Aerospace will post 5.4 EPS for the current year.

GE Aerospace Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be given a $0.47 dividend. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. This is an increase from GE Aerospace's previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. GE Aerospace's payout ratio is 23.10%.

GE Aerospace 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.

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