Research Analysts Offer Predictions for AAR Q1 Earnings

AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR - Free Report) - William Blair issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for AAR in a research report issued on Thursday, July 17th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.95 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for AAR's current full-year earnings is $3.77 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AAR's Q2 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.44 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.94 EPS.

AAR (NYSE:AIR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The aerospace company reported $1.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $754.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $695.81 million. AAR had a net margin of 0.45% and a return on equity of 11.66%. AAR's quarterly revenue was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.88 EPS.

AIR has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of AAR from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of AAR from $78.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of AAR from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of AAR from $80.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $83.75.

AAR Price Performance

AAR stock traded down $1.93 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $81.71. The company's stock had a trading volume of 105,183 shares, compared to its average volume of 284,862. The stock has a market cap of $2.95 billion, a PE ratio of 247.24 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a current ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $67.49 and a 200-day moving average price of $64.14. AAR has a 52 week low of $46.51 and a 52 week high of $86.43.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AAR

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Truist Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of AAR by 29.3% in the 2nd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 9,760 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $671,000 after purchasing an additional 2,209 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AAR in the 2nd quarter valued at $238,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue boosted its stake in shares of AAR by 7.9% in the 2nd quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 21,090 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $1,449,000 after purchasing an additional 1,542 shares in the last quarter. Meyer Handelman Co. purchased a new stake in shares of AAR in the 2nd quarter valued at $206,000. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio boosted its stake in shares of AAR by 7.6% in the 2nd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 39,584 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $2,723,000 after purchasing an additional 2,804 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.74% of the company's stock.

AAR Company Profile

AAR Corp. provides products and services to commercial aviation, government, and defense markets worldwide. The Parts Supply segment leases and sells aircraft components and replacement parts. The Repair & Engineering segment provides airframe maintenance services, such as airframe inspection, painting, line maintenance, airframe modification, structural repair, avionics service and installation, exterior and interior refurbishment, and engineering and support services; component repair services comprising maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, engine and airframe accessories, and interior refurbishment; and landing gear overhaul services, including repair services on wheels and brakes.