Insider Selling: GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) SVP Sells 8,096 Shares

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) SVP Mohamed Ali sold 8,096 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $353.71, for a total transaction of $2,863,636.16. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 20,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,309,770.86. This trade represents a 28.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

GE Aerospace Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE GE traded up $2.32 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $363.93. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,581,404 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,537,595. The stock has a market capitalization of $377.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.87, a PEG ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $343.02 and a 200-day moving average price of $319.88. GE Aerospace has a 12-month low of $261.71 and a 12-month high of $382.97.

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

GE Aerospace Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 27th. Investors of record on Monday, July 6th were issued a $0.47 dividend. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 6th. GE Aerospace’s payout ratio is 22.14%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GE. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 25.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 12,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,003,000 after buying an additional 2,421 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in GE Aerospace by 7.1% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,251 shares of the company’s stock valued at $375,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in GE Aerospace by 4.6% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,337 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,116,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC increased its holdings 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 worth $1,518,000 after acquiring an additional 4,584 shares during the period. Finally, HUB Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in GE Aerospace by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 9,035 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,326,000 after acquiring an additional 366 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 74.77% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have commented on GE shares. BNP Paribas Exane lowered their price objective on shares of GE Aerospace from $300.00 to $270.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of GE Aerospace from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price target on shares of GE Aerospace in a research note on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on GE Aerospace from $335.00 to $400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $410.00 price objective on shares of GE Aerospace in a report on Monday, July 20th. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $390.59.

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.