GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) Shares Down 2% – Time to Sell?

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) shares were down 2% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $333.72 and last traded at $335.76. 4,440,970 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 15% from the average daily volume of 5,255,246 shares. The stock had previously closed at $342.58.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have weighed in on GE. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price objective on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Monday, July 27th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of GE Aerospace from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of GE Aerospace from $365.00 to $455.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their price target on GE Aerospace from $300.00 to $270.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $431.00 price objective (up from $353.00) on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $390.59.

GE Aerospace Stock Down 2.0%

The company has a market capitalization of $348.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.55, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.36. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $360.35 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $328.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.67.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The company reported $2.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.86 by $0.16. GE Aerospace had a net margin of 17.72% and a return on equity of 40.56%. The company had revenue of $12.63 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.87 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.66 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.1% on a year-over-year basis. GE Aerospace has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.650-7.850 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that GE Aerospace will post 7.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

GE Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 6th were issued a $0.47 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 6th. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. GE Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.14%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other GE Aerospace news, SVP Mohamed Ali sold 8,096 shares of GE Aerospace stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $353.71, for a total value of $2,863,636.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 20,666 shares in the company, valued at $7,309,770.86. The trade was a 28.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.19% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of GE Aerospace

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of GE Aerospace by 25.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 12,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,003,000 after acquiring an additional 2,421 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in GE Aerospace by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,251 shares of the company’s stock valued at $375,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in GE Aerospace by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,337 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,116,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC boosted its stake in GE Aerospace by 348.6% during the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 5,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,518,000 after purchasing an additional 4,584 shares during the period. Finally, HUB Investment Partners LLC boosted its stake in GE Aerospace by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 9,035 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,326,000 after purchasing an additional 366 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 74.77% of the company’s stock.

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.