Schear Investment Advisers LLC Grows Stock Holdings in GE Aerospace $GE

Schear Investment Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) by 36.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 11,440 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,039 shares during the quarter. GE Aerospace accounts for approximately 1.5% of Schear Investment Advisers LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. Schear Investment Advisers LLC’s holdings in GE Aerospace were worth $3,524,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Joseph P. Lucia & Associates LLC purchased a new position in GE Aerospace in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $210,000. Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in GE Aerospace in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $221,000. HB Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in GE Aerospace by 10.5% in the 4th quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 36,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,111,000 after buying an additional 3,438 shares in the last quarter. United Asset Strategies Inc. purchased a new position in GE Aerospace in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $307,000. Finally, Caprock Group LLC grew its stake in GE Aerospace by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 77,246 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,822,000 after buying an additional 2,309 shares in the last quarter. 74.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on GE shares. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of GE Aerospace in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. They set an “overweight” rating and a $325.00 price target for the company. President Capital lowered their price objective on GE Aerospace from $355.00 to $342.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of GE Aerospace in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on GE Aerospace from $375.00 to $387.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group began coverage on shares of GE Aerospace in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $301.00 price objective on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, GE Aerospace has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $348.50.

Key GE Aerospace News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat on profit, revenue and orders — GE topped EPS and revenue estimates and reported a large services backlog and an 80%-plus jump in orders, supporting medium/long-term demand for engines and services. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Strong backlog & order growth underpin cash/earnings visibility — management highlighted a >$170B commercial services backlog, which analysts say supports FY and multi‑year cash flow. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst actions offset some selling — Wells Fargo initiated coverage with an Overweight/$325 PT and several firms reaffirmed Outperform/Buy stances, indicating continued analyst conviction at longer horizons. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Workforce & MRO investments — GE announced a $30M workforce program and MRO/manufacturing investments that are constructive long-term for capacity and services but unlikely to move near-term earnings. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry context — Peers also beat but traded down when guidance wasn’t raised, suggesting sector rotation and macro concerns are influencing moves beyond company fundamentals. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Unchanged/cautious guidance and fuel risk — Management kept FY outlook broadly steady and warned that higher jet fuel and weaker flight-growth assumptions could pressure margins, which disappointed investors expecting upside. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical headwinds called out — Management highlighted Middle East risk as a potential downside to demand and operations, increasing uncertainty priced by the market. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst target trims and market cap hit — Multiple shops trimmed price targets (UBS, President Capital, Morgan Stanley trims reported) and the stock gave back a large amount of market value on the earnings day, adding selling momentum. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Investor rotation to GE Vernova — The GE spinoff (GEV) posted a blowout quarter and raised guidance, drawing investor capital away from GE Aerospace during the same earnings window. Read More.

GE Aerospace Stock Performance

NYSE:GE opened at $276.03 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $310.02 and a 200 day moving average of $306.87. The company has a market capitalization of $289.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.99, a PEG ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 1.43. GE Aerospace has a 1-year low of $192.57 and a 1-year high of $348.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.74.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The company reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.26. The business had revenue of $11.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.61 billion. GE Aerospace had a net margin of 17.86% and a return on equity of 37.99%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.49 earnings per share. GE Aerospace has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.400 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that GE Aerospace will post 7.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 $0.47 dividend. This is a boost from GE Aerospace’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. GE Aerospace’s payout ratio is presently 23.10%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other GE Aerospace news, SVP Russell Stokes sold 30,363 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.47, for a total value of $9,305,348.61. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 150,434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,103,507.98. The trade was a 16.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Robert M. Giglietti sold 3,035 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $305.51, for a total transaction of $927,222.85. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 10,583 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,233,212.33. This represents a 22.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 37,398 shares of company stock valued at $11,455,491 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.19% 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.