GE Aerospace's Quarterly Earnings Preview: What You Need to Know

Group 1 - GE Aerospace, founded in 1892 and based in Evendale, Ohio, specializes in designing and producing commercial and defense aircraft engines, integrated engine components, electric power, and mechanical aircraft systems, with a market cap of approximately $338.3 billion [1] - The company is expected to announce its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings for 2025 on January 22, with analysts predicting a profit of $1.40 per share on a diluted basis, reflecting a 6.1% increase from $1.32 per share in the same quarter last year [2] - For the full fiscal year, analysts forecast GE Aerospace's EPS to be $6.20, representing a 34.8% increase from $4.60 in fiscal 2024, and an expected rise to $7.01 in fiscal 2026, marking a 13.1% year-over-year growth [3] Group 2 - Over the past 52 weeks, GE stock has outperformed the S&P 500 Index, which gained 16.9%, with GE shares increasing by 90.3% during this period, also surpassing the State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF's 20.3% gains [4] - On December 18, GE stock rose by 3% after the announcement that its CT7-2E1 engine had exceeded 500,000 in-service flight hours, and on December 12, the stock closed up more than 3% following Citigroup's initiation of coverage with a "Buy" recommendation and a price target of $386 [5] - The consensus opinion among analysts on GE stock is moderately bullish, with a "Moderate Buy" rating overall; out of 20 analysts, 14 recommend a "Strong Buy," two a "Moderate Buy," three a "Hold," and one a "Strong Sell," with a mean price target of $343.83 indicating a 7.2% upside potential from current price levels [6]