Loar (NYSE:LOAR) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Loar set FY 2026 EPS guidance at $1.36–$1.40, above the $1.34 analyst consensus. Revenue guidance of $669 million–$679 million brackets the $671.5 million consensus.
• In its latest quarter, Loar reported EPS of $0.39 versus estimates of $0.33 and revenue of $176.17 million versus $170.04 million expected; revenue grew 39% year over year.
• Analysts’ consensus rating is Moderate Buy, with an average price target of $86. Four analysts rate the stock Buy and three rate it Hold.

Loar (NYSE:LOAR - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.360-1.400 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.340. The company issued revenue guidance of $669.0 million-$679.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $671.5 million.

Loar Price Performance

Shares of LOAR traded up $2.62 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $72.34. 1,647,832 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 883,341. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $64.74 and a 200-day moving average of $66.66. Loar has a one year low of $53.15 and a one year high of $82.49. The firm has a market cap of $6.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 100.48 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 4.91 and a quick ratio of 3.24.

Loar (NYSE:LOAR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 5th. The company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $176.17 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $170.04 million. Loar had a net margin of 11.60% and a return on equity of 9.37%. Loar's revenue was up 39.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.35 earnings per share. Loar has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.400 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Loar will post 1.20 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on LOAR. Royal Bank Of Canada upped 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, August 7th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Loar from $82.00 to $72.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 16th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $88.00 target price on shares of Loar in a research report on Sunday, August 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Loar in a research note on Tuesday, October 6th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Loar from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, October 9th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $86.00.

About Loar

Loar Holdings Inc is an aerospace and defense company that designs, manufactures and sells highly engineered, mission-critical components and systems. Its products are used in commercial and military aircraft, business jets, general aviation, space vehicles and other defense applications.

The company's product portfolio includes specialized components such as shock absorbers, vibration-control products, elastomeric components, seals, electronic systems and other aircraft and defense parts.

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