GE Aerospace (GE) shares jumped over 6% in early trading Tuesday after the company's second-quarter earnings exceeded expectations as orders surged.
GE Aerospace said it is cashing in on a shortage of new civil jets currently as it raised its profits forecast for the current year. Shares rose 2.5% in premarket trading as the engineer said aircraft shortages and high travel demand are driving up maintenance expenses as airlines keep older planes flying.
Shares of GE Aerospace GE, +2.28% climbed 2.6% toward a two-month high in premarket trading Tuesday, after the jet engines maker reported second-quarter profit and revenue that were well above forecasts, and lifted its full-year outlook. The results were the first for GE as an independent company, since the spinoff of the power business as GE Verona Inc. GEV, +2.09% took effect on April 2.
GE Aerospace raised its annual profit forecast on Tuesday on strong demand for its aftermarket services, including jet-engine parts, as a shortage of new planes prompted airlines to keep older ones in the air.
Strong GE Aerospace earnings underpin robust cash generation. The company increased the GE stock dividend in April.
GE Aerospace's (GE) second-quarter results are expected to benefit from strength across its businesses. High costs and expenses are likely to have been spoilsports.
The brutal tech rotation has reminded investors it's a good idea to invest in multiple themes, instead of piling into any stock related to one, in this case the rise of artificial intelligence.
GE Aerospace on Friday unveiled a plan to invest more than $1 billion over five years to expand its maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facilities worldwide and reduce turnaround times for its customers.
An incident at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind energy project this week that scattered shards of fiberglass across Massachusetts beaches was the latest in a series of failures involving wind turbines built by GE Vernova.
Management has already raised earnings guidance this year. Aftermarket services revenue continues to grow strongly.
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