Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 4,060 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $677,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in GE Aerospace during the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,375,439,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its position in GE Aerospace by 87.7% during the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 3,581,799 shares of the company's stock worth $597,412,000 after buying an additional 1,673,365 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in GE Aerospace by 14.4% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 9,544,757 shares of the company's stock worth $1,591,970,000 after buying an additional 1,204,910 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in GE Aerospace during the fourth quarter worth approximately $194,208,000. Finally, FMR LLC grew its position in GE Aerospace by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 66,823,968 shares of the company's stock worth $11,145,570,000 after buying an additional 965,012 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.77% of the company's stock.
GE Aerospace Price Performance
GE traded up $0.21 on Thursday, hitting $243.88. 2,974,410 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,350,958. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.09. The business's fifty day moving average is $203.85 and its 200 day moving average is $192.75. GE Aerospace has a fifty-two week low of $150.20 and a fifty-two week high of $247.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $260.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.31.
GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $9.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.06 billion. GE Aerospace had a net margin of 14.31% and a return on equity of 22.19%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that GE Aerospace will post 5.4 EPS for the current year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, VP Robert M. Giglietti sold 4,104 shares of GE Aerospace stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.73, for a total value of $807,379.92. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 11,540 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,270,264.20. This trade represents a 26.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Mohamed Ali sold 1,602 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.67, for a total transaction of $321,473.34. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 8,805 shares in the company, valued at $1,766,899.35. The trade was a 15.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.21% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research analysts have recently commented on GE shares. Citigroup dropped their price target on GE Aerospace from $235.00 to $227.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of GE Aerospace from $212.00 to $222.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Redburn Atlantic assumed coverage on shares of GE Aerospace in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. They set a "buy" rating and a $250.00 price target for the company. Northcoast Research lowered shares of GE Aerospace from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $220.00 price target on shares of GE Aerospace in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $216.92.
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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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