New York State Common Retirement Fund Has $386.59 Million Position in GE Aerospace $GE

New York State Common Retirement Fund trimmed its position in GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) by 8.1% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,285,103 shares of the company’s stock after selling 112,700 shares during the quarter. GE Aerospace makes up approximately 0.5% of New York State Common Retirement Fund’s portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding. New York State Common Retirement Fund’s holdings in GE Aerospace were worth $386,585,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Bare Financial Services Inc raised its stake in GE Aerospace by 81.1% in the second quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 96 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period. Marquette Asset Management LLC bought a new position in GE Aerospace during the 3rd quarter worth $26,000. Lavaca Capital LLC raised its holdings in GE Aerospace by 1,666.7% in the 2nd quarter. Lavaca Capital LLC now owns 106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 147.2% during the 3rd quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 89 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IMG Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in GE Aerospace by 113.5% during the second quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 111 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.77% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about GE Aerospace

Here are the key news stories impacting GE Aerospace this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Successful hybrid‑electric engine tests with NASA (demonstrated core functions of the prototype and a narrowbody hybrid‑electric ground test), reinforcing GE Aerospace’s technology edge and long‑term growth potential. NASA, GE Aerospace Hybrid Engine Under HyTEC Program
• Positive Sentiment: Citi added GE to its high‑conviction focus list and laid out an ambitious path to a much larger market cap, giving investors a bullish, long‑term thesis from a major bank. Citi adds GE to high-conviction focus list
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target to $335, signalling confidence in GE Aerospace’s revenue and profit trajectory; analyst PT increases can support the stock once sentiment normalizes. JPMorgan Boosts GE Aerospace Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Commentary from The Motley Fool argues the market overreacted to near‑term margin noise and that the developments are long‑term positives for the business. The Market Is Wrong to Sell Off GE Aerospace Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage roundup / analyst optimism — media pieces note that many sell‑side analysts remain constructive, which dampens downside risk but doesn’t eliminate short‑term volatility. Is GE a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?
• Neutral Sentiment: Delta Airlines reached a settlement involving GEnx engines amid unrelated defense tests reporting, a transactional update that is not expected to materially change GE Aerospace’s core commercial aftermarket trajectory. Delta Airlines Settles on GE GEnx Engines
• Neutral Sentiment: GE Appliances announced new U.S. water‑filter manufacturing initiatives — relevant to the broader GE ecosystem but largely unrelated to GE Aerospace’s aerospace earnings drivers. GE Appliances Announces Water Filter Manufacturing
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term margin pressure cited after recent updates appears to have triggered the sell‑off; that short‑term profitability concern is the main driver of today’s weakness even as longer‑term catalysts remain intact. The Market Is Wrong to Sell Off GE Aerospace Stock

Insider Buying and Selling at GE Aerospace

In related news, SVP Russell Stokes sold 8,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.71, for a total transaction of $2,381,680.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 150,434 shares in the company, valued at approximately $44,785,706.14. This trade represents a 5.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on GE. Wall Street Zen upgraded GE Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 24th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and issued a $380.00 price objective on shares of GE Aerospace in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and set a $380.00 target price (up from $378.00) on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of GE Aerospace from $325.00 to $335.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane reduced their price target on GE Aerospace from $305.00 to $290.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $319.00.

GE Aerospace Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of GE Aerospace stock opened at $292.16 on Thursday. GE Aerospace has a 52 week low of $159.36 and a 52 week high of $332.79. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $304.83 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $293.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 1.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $308.17 billion, a PE ratio of 35.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.40.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The company reported $1.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $11.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.27 billion. GE Aerospace had a return on equity of 35.52% and a net margin of 18.98%.GE Aerospace’s quarterly revenue was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.32 earnings per share. GE Aerospace has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.400 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that GE Aerospace will post 5.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

GE Aerospace Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 29th were paid a dividend of $0.36 per share. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 29th. GE Aerospace’s payout ratio is presently 17.69%.

GE Aerospace Company Profile

GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) is the aerospace business of General Electric, focused on the design, manufacture and support of aircraft engines, integrated propulsion systems and related aftermarket services. The company serves commercial airlines, airframers, business and general aviation operators, and defense customers, providing propulsion solutions for a broad range of aircraft types from single‑aisle airliners to widebody and military platforms.

Its product portfolio includes a family of commercial and military jet engines as well as spare parts, components and systems engineering.