Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts have an average rating of "Moderate Buy" on Loar from six covering firms (four buys, two holds), with an average 12‑month price target of $89.00.
• Loar beat Q results (EPS $0.26 vs. $0.19 est.; revenue +19.3% to $131.8M) and issued FY2026 EPS guidance of 0.760–0.800, while the stock trades around $57.71 with a PE of ~76.95.
• There has been notable insider buying (173,800 shares, ~$11.3M; insiders own ~20.1%) and heavy institutional accumulation (e.g., BNY Mellon added ~833,626 shares), signaling strong investor interest.

Shares of Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the six analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $89.00.

Several research analysts recently weighed in on LOAR shares. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Loar in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Loar from $92.00 to $90.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $98.00 price target on shares of Loar in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Loar to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of Loar from $83.00 to $71.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd.

Loar Stock Up 3.8%

LOAR opened at $57.71 on Wednesday. Loar has a twelve month low of $53.15 and a twelve month high of $99.67. The company has a quick ratio of 2.98, a current ratio of 4.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $63.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $68.01. The company has a market cap of $5.40 billion, a PE ratio of 76.95 and a beta of 0.55.

Loar (NYSE:LOAR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.07. Loar had a net margin of 14.54% and a return on equity of 7.54%. The firm had revenue of $131.75 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $128.00 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.11 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 19.3% on a year-over-year basis. Loar has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.800 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Loar will post 0.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Loar

In other Loar news, Director Anthony Carpenito acquired 4,750 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of $64.97 per share, for a total transaction of $308,607.50. Following the acquisition, the director owned 4,750 shares in the company, valued at approximately $308,607.50. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Dirkson R. Charles acquired 36,434 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $67.45 per share, with a total value of $2,457,473.30. Following the acquisition, the insider owned 4,087,005 shares in the company, valued at $275,668,487.25. The trade was a 0.90% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders have purchased a total of 173,800 shares of company stock worth $11,327,673 in the last quarter. Insiders own 20.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Loar

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in Loar by 837.1% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 933,216 shares of the company's stock valued at $53,464,000 after acquiring an additional 833,626 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in Loar by 174.6% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,115 shares of the company's stock valued at $64,000 after acquiring an additional 709 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new stake in Loar in the 1st quarter valued at about $271,000. Wasatch Advisors LP raised its holdings in Loar by 14.5% in the 1st quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 3,509,014 shares of the company's stock valued at $201,031,000 after acquiring an additional 444,049 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in Loar by 17.2% in the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 5,252 shares of the company's stock valued at $301,000 after acquiring an additional 770 shares during the last quarter.

Loar Company 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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