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The Screen · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense

GE Aerospace logoGE Aerospace

GE · a US exchange · USD · Market cap $347.5B · 57,000 employees

General Electric Company, doing business as GE Aerospace, designs and produces commercial and defense aircraft engines, integrated engine components, electric power, and aircraft systems.

FAIL · Does not pass the screen
334.91 USD

At the last full screen
2026-09-08

Screened 2026-09-08 · the tape above runs as of 11:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its distribution label.

GE Aerospace holds its Distribution at $334.91. Elevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 1 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-09-08
PhaseDistribution · caution
Quantitative stateElevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 1 days
Price at the screen$334.91
Valuation39.40 trailing · 36.90 forward price to earnings
Values screenFAIL · score 10.0
Beta1.35
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Does not pass. Business activity screen

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Excluded Core business clean Business activity: Aerospace & Defense Fail

Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.

What the Numbers Say It Is Worth

The Fair Value Range

Our framework reads AVOID: it trades above our $290.75 fair value estimate, moderate competitive moat, 21.10% revenue growth.

290.75Conservative290.75Base case334.36Growth case 334.91Price

Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-08 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 13.2% above the base estimate.

The Street's Range
347.00Street low 400.00Street average 455.00Street high 334.91Price

Third-party analyst targets: 21 covering, consensus None. The average target sits +19% from the screen price.

Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as fully-to-richly valued here, while the Street is more bullish: a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.

Price History & Projections
$486$261$36TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONStreet high$455.00 +42%Street avg$400.00 +25%Conservative$290.75 -9%Our fair value$290.75 -9%

Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-08 screen.

Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.

The Business, in Plain Words

GE Aerospace - Ethical Fail Despite Profits

Imagine a company that powers the engines of commercial jets and military aircraft, an integral part of the world's skies. GE Aerospace, under the General Electric umbrella, does just that, controlling a significant share of the aerospace engine market. Yet, despite its robust position and 21% revenue growth, GE Aerospace has failed our ethical screen, primarily due to its business activities, which are not aligned with our ethical-first investment philosophy. Why we pass.

Despite a strong buy consensus rating from analysts and a target price significantly higher than the current market value, our fair value estimate stands at $290.75. This suggests a margin of safety of -16%, indicating the stock is overvalued, in our view. While the company boasts a healthy 18% profit margin and an impressive 48% ROE, the ethical failings overshadow these financial metrics.

The risk here is not only in the ethical domain but also in the high forward P/E ratio of 38.0x, which may not be sustainable, especially when paired with an ethical failing. GE Aerospace's moderate moat suggests it has some competitive advantage, but this is not enough to offset the ethical concerns in our book. Analysis, not advice.

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E36.9xpriced for continued growth
Trailing P/E39.4xexpensive: the price assumes strong growth ahead
EPS, trailing8.50
EPS, forward9.08
Revenue growth+21.1%strong top-line growth
Profit margin17.7%healthy profit margins
Return on equity48.2%an exceptional return on shareholder capital
FCF yield1.90%
Dividend yield63.00%
Debt to equity1.13a meaningful debt load worth watching
Current ratio0.98below 1: short-term bills exceed liquid assets
Beta1.35moves a little more than the market
Short interest, float0.01%
52-week range268.91 - 388.84
MoatMODERATE
Market cap$347.5B
Employees57,000

The risks · The things to watch: it already moves more than the market on an average day.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

Where & How to Trade

GE trades on a US exchange. As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.

The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-08-30 Distribution · changed $344.64 -2.6% Entry 6

The framework has shifted from markup to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 2.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 33%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (20 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $349.

2026-07-31 Markup $353.73 +7.8% Entry 5

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 7.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 33%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (20 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $349.

2026-07-18 Markup $328.00 +0.0% Entry 4

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 33%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (20 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $349.

2026-07-16 Markup $328.00 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 33%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. The street (20 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $349. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.

2026-07-03 Markup $328.00 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Markup $328.00 Entry 1

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

Latest News · What the Market Is Reading on GE

Headlines from third-party outlets, linked for reference: not our reporting, not advice.

Related Securities · Others in GE's Space

Screened names in the same industry · explore each on its own page.

The Insider Ledger · Form 4 Filings, As Filed
Most recent filings · GE
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesValue
2026-02-03 Procacci Riccardo SVP Sale 800 $248,088
2026-02-02 Gowder Amy L SVP Sale 4,000 $1,222,920
2026-01-30 Stokes Russell SVP Sale 30,363 $9,305,490
2026-01-30 Giglietti Robert M. VP Sale 3,035 $927,235
2025-11-19 Stokes Russell SVP Sale 8,000 $2,381,680
2025-08-05 Ali Mohamed SVP Sale 1,517 $407,755
2026-05-05 HORTON THOMAS W Director 678 ·
2026-05-05 BUSH WESLEY G Director 678 ·
2026-05-05 LESJAK CATHERINE ANNE Director 678 ·
2026-05-05 BILLSON MARGARET S Director 678 ·

Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.

The Political Ledger · Congressional Disclosures
Disclosures naming GE
DatePoliticianPartyTypeAmount
9 Apr2026 Scott Peters Democrat sell 500K–1M
8 Jul2026 Ro Khanna Democrat buy 1K–15K
8 Jul2026 Ro Khanna Democrat buy 1K–15K
8 Jul2026 Ro Khanna Democrat buy 1K–15K
8 Jul2026 Ro Khanna Democrat buy 1K–15K
What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $300.77 +6.6% · $1,066 +6.6%
2 months $308.35 +4.0% · $1,040 +4.0%
3 months $306.70 +4.5% · $1,045 +4.5%
6 months $287.67 +11.4% $0.83 $1,117 +11.7%
1 year $240.73 +33.2% $1.55 $1,338 +33.8%
2 years $160.91 +99.2% $2.75 $2,009 +100.9%
3 years $83.51 +283.9% $3.22 $3,877 +287.7%
5 years $66.65 +380.9% $3.63 $4,864 +386.4%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever GE does next, these words stay.

GE Aerospace · GE · Distribution · $334.91
Recorded 2026-09-08 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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