The stock price of GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) has surged by 2.50 when compared to previous closing price of 197.11, but the company has seen a 5.16% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-03-17 that On news of a new contract with a rock-steady arm of the U.S. government, investors loaded up on storied industrial company GE Aerospace (GE 2.60%) stock during Monday’s trading session. The company’s shares closed the day 2.5% higher, notching a convincing beat over the bellwether S&P 500’s (^GSPC 0.64%) 0.6% increase.
Is It Worth Investing in GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) Right Now?
GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.82x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for GE is 1.06. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 13 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for GE is 1.07B and currently, short sellers hold a 1.46% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GE on March 18, 2025 was 5.26M shares.
GE’s Market Performance
The stock of GE Aerospace (GE) has seen a 5.16% increase in the past week, with a -3.04% drop in the past month, and a 19.80% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.65%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.81% for GE. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.00% for GE stock, with a simple moving average of 13.59% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GE stocks, with Redburn Atlantic repeating the rating for GE by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for GE in the upcoming period, according to Redburn Atlantic is $250 based on the research report published on February 18, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Bernstein gave a rating of “Outperform” to GE, setting the target price at $225 in the report published on October 14th of the previous year.
GE Trading at 3.55% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.79% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.81%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.65%, as shares sank -3.00% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +21.13% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GE rose by +5.16%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +19.86% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $200.03. In addition, GE Aerospace saw 21.13% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GE starting from Ali Mohamed, who sale 6,196 shares at the price of $197.43 back on Mar 04 ’25. After this action, Ali Mohamed now owns 8,384 shares of GE Aerospace, valued at $1,223,304 using the latest closing price.
Ali Mohamed, the Officer of GE Aerospace, proposed sale 6,196 shares at $198.00 during a trade that took place back on Mar 04 ’25, which means that Ali Mohamed is holding shares at $1,226,808 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.34 for the gross margin
The net margin for GE Aerospace stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 27.62, with 4.47 for asset returns.
Based on GE Aerospace (GE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.5 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.0. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.97.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 9.79 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.58. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.86. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.89for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.37. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.09.
Conclusion
In conclusion, GE Aerospace (GE) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
