GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) Shares Up 2.3% – Here’s What Happened

Shares of GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) shot up 2.3% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $378.85 and last traded at $377.3080. Approximately 4,014,163 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 27% from the average daily volume of 5,467,111 shares. The stock had previously closed at $368.93.

Key GE Aerospace News

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

• Positive Sentiment: GE Aerospace’s commercial engines business continues to benefit from strong services demand, spare-parts sales and LEAP engine deliveries. Major customer orders are supporting the company’s 2026 growth outlook. Strength in Commercial Engines Unit Drives GE Aerospace: Can It Sustain?
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain broadly optimistic about GE Aerospace’s growth prospects, with the stock outperforming the broader market over the past year. The company is positioned at the center of the aviation recovery as airline traffic, engine utilization and aftermarket activity improve. GE Aerospace Stock: Analyst Estimates & Ratings Why GE Aerospace Sits at the Center of the Aviation Recovery
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent coverage continues to focus on analyst estimates and ratings rather than a new company announcement. That suggests current trading is being driven mainly by expectations, valuation and sector news. GE Aerospace Stock: Analyst Estimates & Ratings
• Negative Sentiment: GE Aerospace trades at an elevated valuation, while its 2026 EPS guidance of $7.65–$7.85 is below the roughly $7.91 analysts expect. That gap may be limiting upside despite strong operating results and could prompt profit-taking after the stock’s substantial run.
• Negative Sentiment: Honeywell Aerospace’s decision to cut its full-year 2026 guidance is a negative read-through for the aerospace supply chain, raising concerns that cost, execution or demand pressures could affect industry sentiment even though GE’s own outlook remains stronger. Honeywell Aerospace Stock Plunges

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on GE. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of GE Aerospace from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $450.00 price objective on shares of GE Aerospace in a research report on Monday, July 27th. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their target price on GE Aerospace from $300.00 to $270.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. President Capital cut their price target on shares of GE Aerospace from $355.00 to $342.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of GE Aerospace from $425.00 to $400.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $390.59.

GE Aerospace Stock Down 1.8%

The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The firm has a market cap of $388.27 billion, a PE ratio of 44.08, a P/E/G ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 1.36. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $351.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $322.06.

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

GE Aerospace Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 6th were given a dividend of $0.47 per share. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 6th. GE Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 22.14%.

Insider Transactions at GE Aerospace

In other news, SVP Mohamed Ali sold 8,096 shares of GE Aerospace stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 20,666 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,309,770.86. This trade represents a 28.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On GE Aerospace

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in GE Aerospace by 7.6% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 76,867 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,677,000 after buying an additional 5,434 shares during the period. Dara Capital US Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of GE Aerospace in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,527,000. NewEdge Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 92.2% in the fourth quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 20,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,204,000 after acquiring an additional 9,663 shares during the period. CenterBook Partners LP grew its position in shares of GE Aerospace by 892.6% during the fourth quarter. CenterBook Partners LP now owns 49,788 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,336,000 after acquiring an additional 44,772 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clough Capital Partners L P raised its holdings in shares of GE Aerospace by 37.1% in the first quarter. Clough Capital Partners L P now owns 70,535 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,016,000 after buying an additional 19,105 shares during the last quarter. 74.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.