GE Aerospace's (GE) Buy (B) Rating Reiterated at Weiss Ratings

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy (b)" rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Weiss Ratings in a report issued on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $296.00 price objective (up from $227.00) on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Monday, July 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $350.00 price objective on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of GE Aerospace from $320.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of GE Aerospace in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on GE Aerospace from $300.00 to $321.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, GE Aerospace currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $251.31.

GE Aerospace Stock Performance

NYSE GE opened at $302.56 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. The company has a market cap of $320.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.20, a PEG ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $282.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $245.94. GE Aerospace has a 12-month low of $159.36 and a 12-month high of $307.25.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 17th. The company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $10.15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.49 billion. GE Aerospace had a net margin of 18.64% and a return on equity of 31.32%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 21.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.20 EPS. GE Aerospace has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.600-5.800 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that GE Aerospace will post 5.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On GE Aerospace

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its stake in GE Aerospace by 23.5% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 1,742 shares of the company's stock valued at $437,000 after acquiring an additional 331 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in GE Aerospace by 17.1% in the 1st quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 8,241 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,647,000 after acquiring an additional 1,201 shares during the period. Rainey & Randall Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of GE Aerospace during the first quarter valued at about $203,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of GE Aerospace by 25.1% during the first quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 41,039 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,065,000 after buying an additional 8,245 shares during the period. Finally, Global Assets Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of GE Aerospace by 186.7% during the first quarter. Global Assets Advisory LLC now owns 14,710 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,751,000 after buying an additional 9,580 shares during the 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.

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