Roberts Capital Advisors LLC Buys Shares of 2,763 GE Aerospace $GE

Roberts Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 2,763 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $831,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of GE Aerospace in the second quarter valued at approximately $3,408,828,000. Capital World Investors boosted its position in GE Aerospace by 16.2% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 21,442,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,449,731,000 after acquiring an additional 2,995,054 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its position in GE Aerospace by 21.5% during the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 8,430,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,536,177,000 after acquiring an additional 1,494,541 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in GE Aerospace by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 91,989,511 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,677,180,000 after acquiring an additional 1,482,069 shares during the period. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its stake in GE Aerospace by 4,253.7% in the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 796,422 shares of the company’s stock worth $204,991,000 after acquiring an additional 778,129 shares during the period. 74.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at GE Aerospace

In other news, SVP Amy L. Gowder sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $305.73, for a total value of $1,222,920.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 16,535 shares in the company, valued at $5,055,245.55. This trade represents a 19.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Russell Stokes sold 30,363 shares of GE Aerospace stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 150,434 shares in the company, valued at $46,103,507.98. This represents a 16.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 37,398 shares of company stock valued at $11,455,491. Company insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting GE Aerospace

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

• Positive Sentiment: GE Aerospace announced a US$1 billion 2026 investment program to expand and modernize multiple U.S. manufacturing sites, target higher jet‑engine output for commercial and defense customers, and support suppliers — a move that underpins future revenue and backlog execution. GE Aerospace’s US$1b Bet On U.S. Capacity And Backlog Execution
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage pieces are bullishly framing the $1B push as a clear reason to buy — analysts and commentators point to capacity expansion and defense exposure as drivers for longer‑term upside. A $1 Billion Reason to Buy GE Aerospace Stock Now
• Positive Sentiment: Company is deploying the $1B across dozens of sites (announcements cite investments in ~30 communities across 17 states) — concentrated capital spending that should improve throughput and create jobs, supporting both commercial and defense delivery cadence. GE Aerospace invests $1B package in 30 communities across 17 states
• Positive Sentiment: Local capex items: specific site investments include Terre Haute (~$15M), Lynn (~$42M), Limestone County/Huntsville (~$55M) and West Michigan (~$60M, incl. $10M for Grand Rapids avionics) — concrete, near‑term deployments of the broader program. GE Aerospace to invest about $15 million in Terre Haute plant
• Positive Sentiment: Short interest fell sharply in late February (down ~27% from mid‑February), reducing one potential source of downside pressure and suggesting fewer forced sellers as the company executes on backlog. Short interest decline reported
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysis pieces (Forbes, market commentary) highlight that GE’s stock has outperformed recently on strong commercial orders and defense wins — these explain the prior rally but also raise expectations that the market may be pricing in aggressive execution. What’s Behind GE Stock’s Massive Rally?
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/defense context: defense spending and geopolitical tensions are cited as tailwinds for defense suppliers (including GE’s defense engine business), which may support multiple expansion but also adds sensitivity to news flow and volatility. Why This Defense ETF Could Keep Rallying as the Iran Conflict Escalates (GE)

GE Aerospace Stock Performance

Shares of GE stock opened at $325.08 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 1.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $340.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 1.36. GE Aerospace has a one year low of $159.36 and a one year high of $348.48. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $320.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $305.09.

GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 22nd. The company reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.14. GE Aerospace had a net margin of 18.98% and a return on equity of 35.52%. The company had revenue of $11.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.27 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.32 EPS. GE Aerospace’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. GE Aerospace has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.400 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that GE Aerospace will post 5.4 EPS for the current year.

GE Aerospace Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 27th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th will be issued a $0.47 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. This is an increase from GE Aerospace’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. GE Aerospace’s payout ratio is 23.10%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

GE has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and set a $380.00 price target on shares of GE Aerospace in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Wolfe Research lifted their price objective on GE Aerospace from $340.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on GE Aerospace in a research note on Friday, February 20th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $425.00 target price for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on GE Aerospace from $338.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, UBS Group set a $374.00 price target on GE Aerospace and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $331.12.

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.