Sen. John Boozman Buys GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) Shares

Key Points

• Senator John Boozman acquired shares of GE Aerospace valued between $1,001 and $15,000, disclosed on August 6th for a purchase made on July 31st.
• GE Aerospace reported a strong quarterly performance, posting an EPS of $1.66 and revenue of $10.15 billion, surpassing analyst estimates.
• The company recently announced a $0.36 quarterly dividend, reflecting a 0.5% dividend yield and a payout ratio of 20.08%.

Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently bought shares of GE Aerospace NYSE: GE. In a filing disclosed on August 06th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in GE Aerospace stock on July 31st.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Mondelez International NASDAQ: MDLZ on 7/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of General Dynamics NYSE: GD on 7/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Walmart NYSE: WMT on 7/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. NYSE: JPM on 7/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF NYSEARCA: HYG on 7/8/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF NYSEARCA: GIGB on 7/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Micron Technology NASDAQ: MU on 7/1/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Micron Technology NASDAQ: MU on 6/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of UnitedHealth Group NYSE: UNH on 6/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 6/11/2025.

GE Aerospace Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSE:GE traded up $2.93 on Friday, reaching $274.95. The company had a trading volume of 4,378,663 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,157,504. GE Aerospace has a twelve month low of $159.36 and a twelve month high of $277.18. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $255.31 and a 200 day moving average price of $221.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $291.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.35, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE - Get Free Report) last announced 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. GE Aerospace had a return on equity of 31.32% and a net margin of 18.64%. The company had revenue of $10.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.49 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.20 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 21.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that GE Aerospace will post 5.4 EPS for the current year.

GE Aerospace Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 7th were given a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. GE Aerospace's dividend payout ratio is currently 20.08%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On GE Aerospace

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GE. Rainey & Randall Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of GE Aerospace in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Sendero Wealth Management LLC grew 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 valued at $3,004,000 after purchasing an additional 12,613 shares during the period. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of GE Aerospace by 25.1% in the 1st quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 41,039 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,065,000 after purchasing an additional 8,245 shares during the period. Global Assets Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of GE Aerospace by 186.7% in the 1st quarter. Global Assets Advisory LLC now owns 14,710 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,751,000 after purchasing an additional 9,580 shares during the period. Finally, Leisure Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of GE Aerospace in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $222,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.77% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

GE has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on GE Aerospace from $34.00 to $38.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Barclays boosted their price objective on GE Aerospace from $230.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wall Street Zen raised GE Aerospace from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on GE Aerospace from $300.00 to $321.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on GE Aerospace from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $232.92.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas' U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman's academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

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.