GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.600-5.800 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 5.568. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $296.00 target price (up from $227.00) on shares of GE Aerospace in a research report on Monday. UBS Group upped their target price on GE Aerospace from $300.00 to $321.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Northcoast Research lowered GE Aerospace from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on GE Aerospace from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on GE Aerospace from $212.00 to $222.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, GE Aerospace has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $240.33.

GE Aerospace Stock Performance

Shares of GE stock traded up $3.21 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $263.49. The stock had a trading volume of 8,605,410 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,646,117. The business's fifty day moving average is $243.40 and its 200-day moving average is $211.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90. The firm has a market cap of $280.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.98, a PEG ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 1.37. GE Aerospace has a 1-year low of $150.20 and a 1-year high of $272.80.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 17th. The company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $10.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.49 billion. GE Aerospace had a return on equity of 29.15% and a net margin of 17.63%. The company's revenue was up 21.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.20 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that GE Aerospace will post 5.4 earnings per share for the current year.

GE Aerospace Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 7th will be paid a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.55%. GE Aerospace's payout ratio is 22.40%.

Insider Transactions at GE Aerospace

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

Institutional Trading of GE Aerospace

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in GE Aerospace stock. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE - Free Report) by 7.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,251 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC's holdings in GE Aerospace were worth $375,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 74.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About GE Aerospace

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.