Desjardins Issues Optimistic Estimate for CAE Earnings

CAE Inc. (NYSE:CAE - Free Report) TSE: CAE - Analysts at Desjardins raised their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for CAE in a report released on Wednesday, May 14th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $0.22 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.21. The consensus estimate for CAE's current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for CAE's Q4 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.09 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $43.00 price target on shares of CAE in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. National Bank Financial raised shares of CAE from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. StockNews.com raised shares of CAE from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, April 12th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on shares of CAE from $28.00 to $27.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of CAE from $28.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $34.00.

CAE Price Performance

Shares of CAE stock opened at $25.42 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $8.14 billion, a P/E ratio of -48.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.86. The stock's fifty day moving average is $24.23 and its 200 day moving average is $23.77. CAE has a one year low of $15.95 and a one year high of $27.62.

CAE (NYSE:CAE - Get Free Report) TSE: CAE last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 13th. The aerospace company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.01. CAE had a negative net margin of 4.96% and a positive return on equity of 6.11%. The business had revenue of $886.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.30 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.37 EPS. The company's revenue was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of CAE

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CAE. Nomura Holdings Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of CAE in the fourth quarter worth approximately $201,771,000. Browning West LP increased its stake in CAE by 131.4% in the first quarter. Browning West LP now owns 13,734,943 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $337,742,000 after purchasing an additional 7,800,012 shares during the period. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec lifted its position in shares of CAE by 25.7% during the fourth quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 30,917,402 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $784,651,000 after purchasing an additional 6,313,165 shares during the last quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. boosted its stake in shares of CAE by 427.1% during the fourth quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 6,741,514 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $171,093,000 after purchasing an additional 5,462,455 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of CAE in the fourth quarter worth about $98,436,000. 67.36% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

CAE Company Profile

CAE Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides simulation training and critical operations support solutions in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, the Oceania, Africa, and Rest of the Americas. It operates through two segments, Civil Aviation; and Defense and Security. The Civil Aviation segment offers training solutions for flight, cabin, maintenance, and ground personnel in commercial, business, and helicopter aviation; a range of flight simulation training devices; and ab initio pilot training and crew sourcing services, as well as aircraft flight operations solutions.

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