C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors bought a new position in GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,091 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $281,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 23.5% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 1,742 shares of the company’s stock valued at $437,000 after purchasing an additional 331 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 17.1% during the 1st quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 8,241 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,647,000 after purchasing an additional 1,201 shares in the last quarter. Rainey & Randall Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of GE Aerospace during the 1st quarter valued at about $203,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 182,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,876,000 after purchasing an additional 11,873 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Leisure Capital Management bought a new position in shares of GE Aerospace during the 1st quarter valued at about $222,000. 74.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on GE shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded GE Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, October 25th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on GE Aerospace from $310.00 to $365.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on GE Aerospace from $34.00 to $38.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on GE Aerospace from $300.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $296.00 price objective (up previously from $227.00) on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Monday, July 14th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $301.27.
GE Aerospace Trading Down 0.5%
NYSE GE opened at $309.09 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $326.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.27, a PEG ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.49. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $293.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $260.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.08. GE Aerospace has a 52 week low of $159.36 and a 52 week high of $316.67.
GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The company reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $11.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.29 billion. GE Aerospace had a return on equity of 34.01% and a net margin of 18.34%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 26.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.15 EPS. GE Aerospace has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.000-6.200 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that GE Aerospace will post 5.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
GE Aerospace Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 29th were paid a $0.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 29th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. GE Aerospace’s payout ratio is presently 19.23%.
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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