10,467 Shares in StandardAero, Inc. $SARO Bought by Eisler Capital Management Ltd.

Key Points

• Eisler Capital Management Ltd. acquired 10,467 shares of StandardAero, Inc. (NYSE:SARO), marking a new stake valued at approximately $279,000.
• Significant increases in holdings were reported by several institutional investors, including Carlyle Group Inc., which raised its stake by 1,912.5% to over 134 million shares valued at approximately $3.58 billion.
• Analysts have set a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for StandardAero with an average target price of $34.67, reflecting varied outlooks following recent earnings reports.

Eisler Capital Management Ltd. bought a new position in shares of StandardAero, Inc. (NYSE:SARO - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 10,467 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $279,000.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Corebridge Financial Inc. grew its position in StandardAero by 46.8% in the first quarter. Corebridge Financial Inc. now owns 1,079 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 344 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in StandardAero by 272.3% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,128 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 825 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in StandardAero by 1.3% in the first quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 69,342 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,847,000 after acquiring an additional 863 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank acquired a new stake in StandardAero in the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, MetLife Investment Management LLC grew its position in StandardAero by 53.4% in the first quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 3,358 shares of the company's stock valued at $89,000 after acquiring an additional 1,169 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on SARO. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of StandardAero from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of StandardAero from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, June 14th. Finally, CIBC lowered their price objective on shares of StandardAero from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an "outperformer" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $34.67.

StandardAero Stock Down 1.8%

Shares of StandardAero stock traded down $0.49 on Friday, hitting $26.47. 884,503 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,724,240. The stock has a market cap of $8.85 billion and a P/E ratio of 64.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 2.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. The firm's 50-day moving average is $28.88 and its 200 day moving average is $28.07. StandardAero, Inc. has a 52-week low of $21.31 and a 52-week high of $34.38.

StandardAero (NYSE:SARO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 13th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by ($0.01). StandardAero had a return on equity of 8.87% and a net margin of 2.37%.The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.02 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year. StandardAero has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that StandardAero, Inc. will post 0.29 earnings per share for the current year.

About StandardAero

StandardAero, Inc provides aerospace engine aftermarket services for fixed and rotary wing aircraft in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Rest of Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Engine Services and Component Repair Services. The Engine Services segment provides a suite of aftermarket services, including maintenance, repair and overhaul, on-wing and field service support, asset management, and engineering and related solutions to customers in the commercial aerospace, military and helicopter, and business aviation end markets.