15% GE Trim at $368; Maintain 85% Core with $353 Stop; Three-Tier Ladder Re-Entry
Unanimous directional Underweight with 15% trim calibrated to the explicit 8/13 reflection guidance, which prohibits sizing beyond 15% absent either fundamental break or 200 SMA pullback — neither condition is present. The conservative analyst's 40-50% trim and aggressive analyst's 25-30% trim both represent the error modes flagged in prior reflections. The three-tier ladder re-entry structure (rather than pre-committed price reloads) is the correct mechanism to capture re-engagement across all market resolutions.
| Position | Action |
|---|---|
| Price at current levels ($368) or bounce to $370-378 | Trim 15% of GE position |
| Price reaches $353 (just below 50 SMA) | Hard stop — exit remaining position |
GE Aerospace's re-acceleration to 21% revenue growth, structural margin expansion, and $8 billion annualized buybacks create a self-funding EPS compounder that makes the bear's technical "top" call fundamentally misaligned with the underlying earnings engine.
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| close_50_sma | 356.25 | bullish |
| close_200_sma | 317.84 | bullish |
| close_10_ema | 366.25 | neutral |
| RSI | 55.30 | bullish |
| Bollinger Upper | 384.74 | neutral |
| Bollinger Middle | 360.90 | bullish |
| Bollinger Lower | 337.07 | bullish |
| MACD Line | 4.23 | bearish |
| MACD Signal | 4.74 | neutral |
| MACD Histogram | -0.52 | bearish |
| ATR | 9.45 |
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When: $350-355 50 SMA hold (neutral resolution)
Then: Re-enter via ladder
EV: +10% to $404.90 (fair value), with targets at $385 / $400 / $412 · concedes: The bears correctly identify that the MACD histogram has turned slightly negative (-0.52) and the stock is up 24% over 90 days—profit-taking is occurring; The 43x trailing P/E is expensive on a simple PEG heuristic (PEG of 5.37); The comparison to cheaper aerospace peers is valid on a relative-value basis
GE Aerospace is a high-quality franchise priced for perfection at 43x forward P/E with negative momentum signals and unsustainable capital allocation, warranting avoidance until a 10-15% pullback to $330-340 provides better risk-adjusted entry.
EV: -$38 to -$34 (10-15% downside to $330-340 entry point) · concedes: GE Aerospace is a wonderful business with strong backlog and brand; Spare parts delinquencies do reflect genuine demand strength; Defense exposure provides some earnings stability; Buyback program is real and does support EPS; The 21% revenue growth is real recovery off a clean base
→ vs conservative: Buyback support of 2% is not a moat—it is insufficient protection against a multiple compression scenario where the stock gives back 20% of its multiple
→ vs neutral: RSI at 55 having 'room to run' ignores that MACD is below signal, histogram is negative, and the stock has failed twice at resistance—momentum is rolling, not building
→ vs neutral: VWMA separation of 2.13 points represents noise, not conviction; low-volume bounces into resistance are how bull traps get built
→ vs conservative: Patient holding at the highest valuation in franchise history with demonstrably rolled momentum is expensive passivity, not prudent risk management
| neutral |
| VWMA | 366.77 | bullish |
Support: 360.07 · 356.25 · 353.42 · 350.63 · 345.73 · 340.7 | Resistance: 377 · 381 · 384.74 · 388.84
GE Aerospace exhibits a classic bullish stack (Price > 10 EMA > 50 SMA > 200 SMA) with the 200 SMA confirming a structural bull market at +15.9%. The 50 SMA (356.25) and 10 EMA (366.25) are both rising, with price currently sitting just above the fast EMA after a pullback from August highs near 384. The correction from the Aug 5 high of 381.22 to the Aug 13 low of 360.64 has been orderly, finding support at the 360 zone (Bollinger middle band) twice. MACD histogram has turned negative (-0.52) from a +2.29 peak on Aug 5, indicating momentum has wound down rather than accelerated. RSI neutral at 55.30 leaves room for upside continuation. VWMA rising to 366.77 confirms accumulation. Recommended HOLD: bullish structure intact but awaiting either a pullback entry near 360-365 or a confirmed breakout above 384.74 on volume.
Market Cap
$382.22 B
P/E (TTM)
43.44x
Forward P/E
40.59x
PEG Ratio
5.37
Price / Book
21.67x
EPS (TTM)
$8.48
Forward EPS
$9.08
Dividend Yield
0.52%
Beta
1.37
52-Week High
$388.84
52-Week Low
$263.80
50-Day MA
$355.35
200-Day MA
$318.17
Book Value / Share
$17.00
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$6.59 B
Revenue (TTM)
$50.64 B
Q2-2026 Revenue
$13.348 B
Gross Margin (TTM)
31.0%
Operating Margin (TTM)
20.6%
EBITDA Margin (TTM)
22.7%
Net Margin (TTM)
17.7%
TTM Net Income
$8.96 B
TTM EBITDA
$11.48 B
Gross Profit (Q2-2026)
$4,151 M
Operating Income (Q2-2026)
$2,560 M
EBITDA (Q2-2026)
$3,329 M
Net Income (Q2-2026)
$2,370 M
Diluted EPS (Q2-2026)
$2.26
Total Debt
$19.16 B
Net Debt
$9.81 B
Cash & ST Investments
$9.35 B
Stockholders' Equity
$17.64 B
Total Assets
$127.67 B
Goodwill & Intangibles
$13.04 B
Net PPE
$8.13 B
Inventory
$12.44 B
Receivables
$15.12 B
Current Ratio
0.98
Working Capital
-$732 M
D/E Ratio (Total Debt/Equity)
1.09x
Operating Cash Flow (TTM)
$9.8 B
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$8.4 B
CapEx (TTM)
$1.4 B
Buybacks (TTM)
$8.4 B
Dividends (TTM)
$1.6 B
Diluted Shares Outstanding
1,047 M
ROE
48.2%
ROA
5.1%
Asset Turnover
0.40x
Strengths
Concerns
GE Aerospace is a high-quality, late-cycle aerospace compounder trading near all-time highs with accelerating revenue growth (+21% YoY in Q2-2026 to $13.35 B) and expanding operating margins (19.2%). The TTM revenue base stands at $50.64 B with 17.7% net margin and ~$8.4 B in free cash flow. The company returns essentially 100% of FCF to shareholders through ~$8 B+/year in buybacks (~2% of market cap annually), driving share count reduction of ~2.5% YoY. Net debt rose modestly to $9.81 B as buybacks accelerated, while working capital turned negative (-$732 M) due to ~$3.6 B absorption from receivables and inventory build. With a 43.4x trailing P/E and 21.7x P/B, the premium valuation is supported by structural buyback tailwinds and earnings momentum, warranting a HOLD posture — existing longs justified, incremental adds better sized on pullbacks toward the 50-day MA ($355) or 200-day MA ($318).
Macro: Prediction-market regime: 85% probability of no Fed rate cuts in 2026 ($7.25M Polymarket volume, −1.3pp week-over-week); US recession odds 8% (−0.5pp wk); UK recession 10% (−5.5pp wk); Japan recession 26% (−1.0pp wk). Weak U.S. retail sales dented rate-hike odds and pushed Nasdaq lower; S&P 500 only eked out a weekly gain. Oil prices rallying. AI/data-center capex driving a power-equipment super-cycle. No direct FRED series available in this session.