GE Aerospace $GE Shares Sold by QRG Capital Management Inc.

QRG Capital Management Inc. cut its stake in GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) by 28.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 169,205 shares of the company’s stock after selling 68,546 shares during the period. GE Aerospace accounts for 0.6% of QRG Capital Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. QRG Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in GE Aerospace were worth $50,900,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GE. Bare Financial Services Inc increased its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 81.1% in the 2nd quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 96 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Marquette Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in GE Aerospace in the third quarter worth $26,000. Lavaca Capital LLC boosted its holdings in GE Aerospace by 1,666.7% in the second quarter. Lavaca Capital LLC now owns 106 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in GE Aerospace by 147.2% during the third quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 89 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IMG Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. 74.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other GE Aerospace news, SVP Russell Stokes sold 8,000 shares of the business’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 sale, the senior vice president directly owned 150,434 shares in the company, valued at approximately $44,785,706.14. The trade was a 5.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of GE Aerospace from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $350.00 target price on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. BNP Paribas upgraded GE Aerospace to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price objective on GE Aerospace from $330.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, GE Aerospace presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $314.00.

Key Headlines Impacting GE Aerospace

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

• Positive Sentiment: GE and Lockheed Martin showcased rotating-detonation/ramjet technology for hypersonic missiles, evidencing GE Aerospace’s advanced propulsion work and potential long-term defense contract upside. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: GE promoted Mohamed Ali and created an expanded C-suite role to lead its enlarged commercial engines unit — a signal management is reorganizing to support commercial aftermarket and engine growth. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts at Wolfe Research and TD Cowen raised price targets and maintained positive ratings (outperform/buy), reinforcing upward expectations for revenue and earnings momentum. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks highlights GE’s history of earnings surprises and frames GE as having the setup to potentially beat again — supportive context but not definitive for the next quarter. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Citigroup adjusted its price target (reported change to $378), a reminder that street views vary; such PT moves can nudge intraday volatility but aren’t a direct operational change. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Some outlets report an analyst downgrade that briefly pressured the stock, and a Zacks piece offers a contrasting view saying GE may not have the ideal setup to beat the coming quarter — indicating uncertainty around short-term EPS results. Article Title

GE Aerospace Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE GE opened at $325.45 on Friday. GE Aerospace has a 12-month low of $159.36 and a 12-month high of $332.79. The company has a market cap of $343.29 billion, a PE ratio of 43.45, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.40. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $304.98 and a 200-day simple moving average of $290.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) last posted 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. GE Aerospace had a return on equity of 34.01% and a net margin of 18.34%.The firm had revenue of $11.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.29 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.15 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 26.4% compared to the same quarter last year. GE Aerospace has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.000-6.200 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that GE Aerospace will post 5.4 EPS for the current year.

GE Aerospace Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 26th. Investors of record on Monday, December 29th will be given a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 29th. GE Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio is currently 19.23%.

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.