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GE Aerospace (GE) Exceeds Market Returns: Some Facts to Consider
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GE Aerospace (GE - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $313.02, demonstrating a +1.61% change from the preceding day's closing price. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.62%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.58%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.83%.
The industrial conglomerate's stock has dropped by 5.26% in the past month, exceeding the Aerospace sector's loss of 5.4% and lagging the S&P 500's gain of 0.8%.
The upcoming earnings release of GE Aerospace will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on April 21, 2026. In that report, analysts expect GE Aerospace to post earnings of $1.63 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 9.4%. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $10.65 billion, showing a 18.32% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $7.44 per share and revenue of $48.24 billion, which would represent changes of +16.8% and +13.98%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for GE Aerospace. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained unchanged. GE Aerospace presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
From a valuation perspective, GE Aerospace is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 41.38. This represents a premium compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 24.18.
Meanwhile, GE's PEG ratio is currently 2.85. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. As the market closed yesterday, the Aerospace - Defense industry was having an average PEG ratio of 2.05.
The Aerospace - Defense industry is part of the Aerospace sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 169, placing it within the bottom 31% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.
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GE Aerospace (GE) Exceeds Market Returns: Some Facts to Consider
GE Aerospace (GE - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $313.02, demonstrating a +1.61% change from the preceding day's closing price. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.62%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.58%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.83%.
The industrial conglomerate's stock has dropped by 5.26% in the past month, exceeding the Aerospace sector's loss of 5.4% and lagging the S&P 500's gain of 0.8%.
The upcoming earnings release of GE Aerospace will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on April 21, 2026. In that report, analysts expect GE Aerospace to post earnings of $1.63 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 9.4%. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $10.65 billion, showing a 18.32% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $7.44 per share and revenue of $48.24 billion, which would represent changes of +16.8% and +13.98%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for GE Aerospace. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained unchanged. GE Aerospace presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
From a valuation perspective, GE Aerospace is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 41.38. This represents a premium compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 24.18.
Meanwhile, GE's PEG ratio is currently 2.85. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. As the market closed yesterday, the Aerospace - Defense industry was having an average PEG ratio of 2.05.
The Aerospace - Defense industry is part of the Aerospace sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 169, placing it within the bottom 31% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.