AAR (AIR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AAR Corp. is a global provider of aviation services and products for commercial airlines, aircraft operators, original equipment manufacturers and government customers. Its offerings include aircraft parts and component distribution, repair and maintenance, engineering services, and supply-chain and inventory management.

The company also provides services to support government and defense aviation operations, including logistics and airlift-related support. AAR serves customers across multiple regions, with operations and facilities in the Americas, Europe and other international markets.

Founded in 1955, AAR began as a business supplying surplus aircraft parts and expanded into a broader aviation aftermarket and services provider. John M. Holmes serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $110.79 to $116.00
• 50-Day Range: $95.30 to $133.36
• 52-Week Range: $76.10 to $154.00
• Volume: 32,427 shs
• Average Volume: 488,012 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.66 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.66
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $140.60
• Consensus Rating: Hold

AAR Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AAR scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 127th out of 653 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

AAR has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

AAR has a consensus price target of $140.60, representing about 28.7% upside from its current price of $109.25.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AAR has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.66%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AAR are expected to grow by 17.66% in the coming year, from $5.89 to $6.93 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AAR is 22.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.34.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AAR is 22.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.02.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AAR has a P/B Ratio of 2.55. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.38% of the float of AAR has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AAR has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.39, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AAR has recently increased by 6.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

AAR does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

AAR does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, AAR will have a dividend payout ratio of 4.33% next year. This indicates that AAR will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Sentiment

AAR has a news sentiment score of 0.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for AAR this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for AIR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -65% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added AAR to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AAR insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,288,710.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.10% of the stock of AAR is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.74% of the stock of AAR is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/28/2026
• Today: 11/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/05/2027
• Fiscal Year End: 5/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AIR
• CIK: 1750
• Web: www.aarcorp.com
• Phone: (630) 227-2000
• Fax: 630-227-2039
• Employees: 7,100
• Year Founded: 1955

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AAR: $140.60
• High Price Target: $160.00
• Low Price Target: $121.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.38
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.88
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.41
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.58
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $187.70 million
• Net Margins: 5.55%
• Pretax Margin: 7.29%
• Return on Equity: 12.99%
• Return on Assets: 6.47%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.50
• Current Ratio: 2.83
• Quick Ratio: 1.28

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.31 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.40
• Cash Flow: $7.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.07
• Book Value: $42.85 per share
• Price / Book: 2.68

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 40,190,000
• Free Float: 38,948,000
• Market Cap: $4.62 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.14