Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. lifted its position in shares of General Electric (NYSE:GE – Free Report) by 14.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,000 shares of the conglomerate’s stock after buying an additional 512 shares during the quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC.’s holdings in General Electric were worth $754,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Tsfg LLC lifted its holdings in General Electric by 12.8% in the 3rd quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 485 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $92,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Macroview Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in General Electric by 37.9% during the second quarter. Macroview Investment Management LLC now owns 211 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in General Electric by 2.6% during the third quarter. Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 2,267 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $428,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Allegheny Financial Group LTD grew its position in General Electric by 1.4% in the second quarter. Allegheny Financial Group LTD now owns 4,489 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $714,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New England Research & Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of General Electric by 2.2% in the second quarter. New England Research & Management Inc. now owns 2,910 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $463,000 after buying an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.77% of the company’s stock.
General Electric Stock Down 0.7 %
GE stock opened at $174.13 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $188.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a 50-day moving average of $180.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $168.82. General Electric has a 52-week low of $84.66 and a 52-week high of $194.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.85.
General Electric Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a $0.28 dividend. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. General Electric’s payout ratio is presently 19.68%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
GE has been the subject of several research reports. Barclays raised their price objective on General Electric from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 30th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on General Electric from $210.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on General Electric from $201.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of General Electric from $223.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of General Electric from $198.00 to $216.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $200.93.
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General Electric Profile
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.
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