Research Analysts Offer Predictions for CAE Q2 Earnings

CAE Inc (NYSE:CAE - Free Report) TSE: CAE - Equities researchers at Scotiabank dropped their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for CAE in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 13th. Scotiabank analyst K. Gupta now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.14 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.18. Scotiabank currently has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for CAE's current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for CAE's Q3 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.28 EPS.

CAE (NYSE:CAE - Get Free Report) TSE: CAE last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 12th. The aerospace company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15. CAE had a net margin of 8.70% and a return on equity of 7.92%. The business had revenue of $806.92 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.12 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.21 EPS.

CAE has been the subject of a number of other reports. TD Securities upgraded shares of CAE from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of CAE in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating on shares of CAE in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Cibc World Mkts upgraded shares of CAE from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Finally, National Bank Financial upgraded shares of CAE from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $33.67.

CAE Stock Performance

CAE stock traded up $0.07 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $26.85. The company's stock had a trading volume of 262,923 shares, compared to its average volume of 572,890. CAE has a 12-month low of $17.34 and a 12-month high of $30.13. The company has a market capitalization of $8.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.20, a PEG ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.87. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $28.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $25.91.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CAE. Nomura Holdings Inc. purchased a new position in shares of CAE during the 4th quarter valued at $201,771,000. Browning West LP grew its position in CAE by 131.4% in the first quarter. Browning West LP now owns 13,734,943 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $337,742,000 after acquiring an additional 7,800,012 shares in the last quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec grew its position in CAE by 25.7% in the fourth quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 30,917,402 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $784,651,000 after acquiring an additional 6,313,165 shares in the last quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. grew its position in CAE by 427.1% in the fourth quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 6,741,514 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $171,093,000 after acquiring an additional 5,462,455 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in CAE in the second quarter worth $118,239,000. 67.36% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About CAE

CAE Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides simulation training and critical operations support solutions in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, the Oceania, Africa, and Rest of the Americas. It operates through two segments, Civil Aviation; and Defense and Security. The Civil Aviation segment offers training solutions for flight, cabin, maintenance, and ground personnel in commercial, business, and helicopter aviation; a range of flight simulation training devices; and ab initio pilot training and crew sourcing services, as well as aircraft flight operations solutions.