Threadgill Financial LLC Makes New Investment in Transdigm Group Incorporated $TDG

Key Points

• Threadgill Financial LLC invested approximately $5.26 million in Transdigm Group, acquiring 3,458 shares, which now represent about 2.8% of their portfolio.
• Transdigm Group is experiencing significant institutional interest, with 95.78% of its stock owned by institutional investors, including major purchases from firms like GAMMA Investing LLC and Vanguard Group Inc.
• The company declared a special dividend of $90.00 per share, an increase from the previous dividend of $75.00, indicating strong financial performance.

Threadgill Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Transdigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 3,458 shares of the aerospace company's stock, valued at approximately $5,258,000. Transdigm Group makes up approximately 2.8% of Threadgill Financial LLC's holdings, making the stock its 12th largest position.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC boosted its stake in Transdigm Group by 111.1% during the 1st quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 19 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 10 shares during the last quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Transdigm Group by 53.8% during the 1st quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC now owns 20 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 7 shares during the last quarter. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new stake in Transdigm Group during the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Transdigm Group during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Transdigm Group during the 1st quarter valued at $75,000. 95.78% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TDG has been the topic of a number of research reports. Truist Financial raised their price target on Transdigm Group from $1,553.00 to $1,730.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. UBS Group raised their target price on Transdigm Group from $1,815.00 to $1,839.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Transdigm Group from $1,575.00 to $1,750.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut Transdigm Group from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and decreased their price target for the company from $1,550.00 to $1,385.00 in a report on Monday, September 8th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on Transdigm Group from $1,635.00 to $1,795.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold 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 $1,599.73.

Transdigm Group Price Performance

Shares of TDG traded up $12.85 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $1,295.31. 253,357 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 368,267. Transdigm Group Incorporated has a 12 month low of $1,183.60 and a 12 month high of $1,623.82. The stock has a market cap of $72.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.99, a P/E/G ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 1.03. The stock's 50-day moving average is $1,426.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1,413.94.

Transdigm Group (NYSE:TDG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The aerospace company reported $9.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $9.75 by ($0.15). The firm had revenue of $2.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.29 billion. Transdigm Group had a negative return on equity of 35.27% and a net margin of 20.98%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $9.00 EPS. Transdigm Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at 36.330-37.150 EPS. Research analysts predict that Transdigm Group Incorporated will post 35.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Transdigm Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a special dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 12th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a $90.00 dividend. This is a positive change from Transdigm Group's previous special dividend of $75.00. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd.

Insider Transactions at Transdigm Group

In related news, COO Joel Reiss sold 3,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,406.07, for a total value of $4,218,210.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 3,600 shares in the company, valued at $5,061,852. This trade represents a 45.45% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Michael Graff sold 1,760 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,402.10, for a total value of $2,467,696.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 1,964 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,753,724.40. This trade represents a 47.26% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 18,232 shares of company stock worth $25,668,361. Insiders own 4.09% of the company's stock.

About Transdigm Group

TransDigm Group Incorporated designs, produces, and supplies aircraft components in the United States and internationally. The Power & Control segment offers mechanical/electro-mechanical actuators and controls, ignition systems and engine technology, specialized pumps and valves, power conditioning devices, specialized AC/DC electric motors and generators, batteries and chargers, databus and power controls, sensor products, switches and relay panels, hoists, winches and lifting devices, and cargo loading and handling systems.