General Electric (NYSE:GE) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

General Electric (NYSE:GE) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.100-5.450 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 5.260. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

General Electric Trading Up 6.6 %

GE opened at $200.88 on Thursday. General Electric has a fifty-two week low of $101.16 and a fifty-two week high of $202.50. The company has a market cap of $217.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $174.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $174.59.

General Electric (NYSE:GE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The conglomerate reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.27. General Electric had a return on equity of 18.93% and a net margin of 11.48%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that General Electric will post 4.23 earnings per share for the current year.

General Electric Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 27th. Investors of record on Friday, December 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.56%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 27th. General Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 19.68%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on GE shares. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price target on shares of General Electric from $201.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. Northcoast Research began coverage on General Electric in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company. UBS Group boosted their price objective on General Electric from $223.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on shares of General Electric from $235.00 to $228.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, Melius Research upped their price target on shares of General Electric from $194.00 to $202.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, General Electric presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $201.47.

Insider Activity at General Electric

In other General Electric news, SVP Russell Stokes sold 15,550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.29, for a total transaction of $2,772,409.50. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 148,857 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,539,714.53. The trade was a 9.46 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Riccardo Procacci sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.13, for a total value of $1,267,910.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 13,289 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,407,036.57. The trade was a 34.50 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.66% of the company’s stock.

About General Electric

General Electric Company, doing business as GE Aerospace, designs and produces commercial and defense aircraft engines, integrated engine components, electric power, and mechanical aircraft systems. It also offers aftermarket services to support its products. The company operates in the United States, Europe, China, Asia, the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa.