Loar Holdings Inc. $LOAR Shares Bought by Empowered Funds LLC

Key Points

• Empowered Funds LLC increased its Loar stake by 183.1% in the first quarter, adding 14,943 shares to hold 23,106 shares valued at approximately $1.32 million. Several other institutional investors also initiated or expanded positions.
• Loar exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting adjusted EPS of $0.38 versus the $0.31 consensus and revenue of $171.6 million, up 39.4% year over year. Management raised fiscal 2026 guidance to $1.32–$1.36 in EPS and $665 million–$675 million in revenue.
• Shares opened at $71.07, while analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus with an average price target of $85.40; however, Zacks downgraded the stock to “hold”, citing its elevated valuation and the need for continued execution.

Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR - Free Report) by 183.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 23,106 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 14,943 shares during the quarter. Empowered Funds LLC's holdings in Loar were worth $1,324,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rakuten Securities Inc. purchased a new position in Loar during the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new stake in Loar in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in Loar by 238.3% in the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 592 shares of the company's stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 417 shares in the last quarter. Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in shares of Loar during the fourth quarter worth about $62,000. Finally, State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in shares of Loar during the first quarter worth about $65,000.

Loar Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE LOAR opened at $71.07 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $71.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $66.69. The stock has a market cap of $6.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 98.70 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a current ratio of 4.56, a quick ratio of 2.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. Loar Holdings Inc. has a 12 month low of $53.15 and a 12 month high of $83.43.

Loar (NYSE:LOAR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.38 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.31 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $171.58 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $162.80 million. Loar had a net margin of 11.60% and a return on equity of 9.42%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 39.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.23 earnings per share. Loar has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.320-1.360 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Loar Holdings Inc. will post 1.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting Loar

Here are the key news stories impacting Loar this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target on Loar from $80 to $85 and reiterated an “outperform” rating, implying meaningful upside from recent trading levels. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Loar exceeded second-quarter expectations: adjusted EPS was $0.38 versus the $0.31 consensus estimate, while revenue reached approximately $171.6 million, up 39.4% year over year and ahead of the $162.8 million estimate. Adjusted EBITDA increased 47.4% to $69.4 million, with margin expanding to 40.5%. Loar Q2 earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised its fiscal 2026 outlook to EPS of $1.32–$1.36 and revenue of $665 million–$675 million, above consensus estimates of $1.28 EPS and $652.5 million revenue. The increase reflects strong aerospace and defense demand and a robust new-business pipeline. Loar Q2 results and outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Recent insider activity was reportedly entirely on the buy side, while several institutional investors increased their Loar positions, providing an additional signal of confidence in the company’s long-term prospects.
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor’s Business Daily described Loar as forming a potential new buy point but pulling back toward an important support level. A decisive move above resistance could strengthen the technical outlook, while failure to hold support may keep the stock volatile. Loar technical setup
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research downgraded Loar from “strong buy” to “hold,” tempering the positive impact of the earnings beat and higher guidance. With the shares trading at an elevated earnings multiple, further gains may depend on continued strong execution and additional upward revisions. Zacks Research

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Loar news, Director Taiwo K. Danmola sold 35,000 shares of Loar stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.59, for a total transaction of $2,120,650.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 54,286 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,289,188.74. This trade represents a 39.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 20.10% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on LOAR. Jefferies Financial Group set a $75.00 price objective on shares of Loar in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Loar from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Loar from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "equal weight" rating and set a $82.00 price objective (down from $91.00) on shares of Loar in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Loar from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Loar currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $85.40.

Loar Profile

Loar Holdings Inc, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets aerospace and defense components for aircraft, and aerospace and defense systems in the United States and internationally. It offers products in various categories, which include airframe components, structural components, avionics, composites, braking system components, de-ice and ice protection, electro-mechanical, engineered materials, flight controls, fluid and motion controls, environmental, metal forming, molded components, and restraints and safety devices.

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