Park Avenue Securities LLC Raises Stock Position in GE Aerospace $GE

Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its position in GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) by 8.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 74,405 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,599 shares during the quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in GE Aerospace were worth $22,919,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in GE. Jacobsen Capital Management raised its position in shares of GE Aerospace by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Jacobsen Capital Management now owns 2,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $690,000 after buying an additional 32 shares during the period. Harfst & Associates Inc. grew its position in GE Aerospace by 0.4% in the third quarter. Harfst & Associates Inc. now owns 7,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,239,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares during the period. Ledyard National Bank grew its position in GE Aerospace by 1.2% in the third quarter. Ledyard National Bank now owns 2,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $828,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares during the period. Hardy Reed LLC increased its stake in GE Aerospace by 0.7% during the third quarter. Hardy Reed LLC now owns 4,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,504,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Finally, RMG Wealth Management LLC raised its position in GE Aerospace by 8.3% in the third quarter. RMG Wealth Management LLC now owns 442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.77% of the company’s stock.

Key GE Aerospace News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Large Europe investment to expand capacity and hiring — GE announced more than €110M (reported as ~$127M in some outlets) to upgrade European manufacturing, add additive‑manufacturing capability and hire ~1,000 workers in 2026, which supports future engine production and MRO growth. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Defense tech partnership expansion — GE is broadening its tie-up with Palantir to use agentic AI for U.S. Air Force mission readiness, which can deepen defense backlog and differentiate its services/solutions. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Recent earnings and guidance remain supportive — GE Aerospace recently beat quarterly EPS and revenue estimates and set FY26 guidance (7.10–7.40 EPS), which underpins longer‑term earnings visibility even as spending ramps.
• Neutral Sentiment: Domestic facility investments — The company is also allocating capital to U.S. sites (including a Newark investment and ~$65M across three facilities), which is constructive for local capacity but increases near‑term capex. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Executive pay adjustments — Coverage notes CEO Larry Culp’s compensation will be more modest in 2025 after an $88M payout prior year; governance and optics matter to some investors but this readjustment is mixed in impact. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction and near-term cash concern — The stock has pulled back as investors digest the scale and timing of the capital programs and hiring; some selling looks like valuation profit‑taking after recent gains. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Supply-chain & margin pressure risk — Coverage highlights a shift in rare‑earth sourcing and U.S. policy moves that could raise input costs or complicate defense sourcing/compliance from 2027 onward, a potential margin headwind for military engines and systems. Article Title

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on GE. UBS Group set a $374.00 price target on GE Aerospace and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on GE Aerospace in a research report on Friday, February 20th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $425.00 price objective for the company. Wolfe Research boosted their price objective on shares of GE Aerospace from $340.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of GE Aerospace from $338.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of GE Aerospace in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $331.12.

GE Aerospace Trading Down 3.2%

GE opened at $291.29 on Friday. GE Aerospace has a 52 week low of $159.36 and a 52 week high of $348.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $318.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $306.01. The firm has a market cap of $305.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 1.36.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. GE Aerospace had a return on equity of 35.52% and a net margin of 18.98%.The firm had revenue of $11.90 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.27 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.32 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. GE Aerospace has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.400 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that GE Aerospace will post 5.4 earnings per share for the current year.

GE Aerospace Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.47 per share. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. This is a boost from GE Aerospace’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. GE Aerospace’s payout ratio is currently 23.10%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Robert M. Giglietti sold 3,035 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $305.51, for a total transaction of $927,222.85. Following the sale, the vice president owned 10,583 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,233,212.33. This represents a 22.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Russell Stokes sold 30,363 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.47, for a total transaction of $9,305,348.61. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 150,434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,103,507.98. The trade was a 16.79% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 37,398 shares of company stock worth $11,455,491 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

About GE Aerospace

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.