Loar (NYSE:LOAR) Insider Dirkson Charles Purchases 4,166 Shares of Stock

Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR) insider Dirkson Charles acquired 4,166 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $67.49 per share, with a total value of $281,163.34. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider directly owned 4,050,571 shares in the company, valued at approximately $273,373,036.79. This represents a 0.10% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Loar Price Performance

Shares of NYSE LOAR traded up $2.03 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $65.06. 503,800 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 965,690. The company has a market capitalization of $6.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 86.67 and a beta of 0.34. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $69.32 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $72.29. The company has a quick ratio of 2.98, a current ratio of 4.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. Loar Holdings Inc. has a 52-week low of $62.05 and a 52-week high of $99.67.

Loar (NYSE:LOAR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $131.75 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $128.00 million. Loar had a net margin of 14.54% and a return on equity of 7.54%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.11 earnings per share. Loar has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.800 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Loar Holdings Inc. will post 0.28 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on LOAR shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Loar to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $98.00 price objective on shares of Loar in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Citigroup boosted their target price on Loar from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Wall Street Zen cut Loar from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Loar from $100.00 to $97.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $92.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Loar

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Loar by 238.3% during the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 592 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 417 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Loar by 39.0% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,533,540 shares of the company’s stock valued at $172,281,000 after purchasing an additional 711,182 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC bought a new position in Loar during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $259,000. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in Loar during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $4,391,000. Finally, Zimmer Partners LP lifted its holdings in Loar by 111.5% in the 4th quarter. Zimmer Partners LP now owns 275,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,700,000 after buying an additional 145,000 shares during the period.

Trending Headlines about Loar

Here are the key news stories impacting Loar this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Insider buying — Dirkson R. Charles (a major Loar holder) purchased 36,434 shares on March 12 (~$2.46M at ~$67.45) and made smaller purchases on March 10–11, increasing his stake to ~4.09M shares. Large insider purchases signal management confidence and likely supported the stock’s uptick. Insider Trades Article SEC Filing
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings beat and formal guidance — Loar reported $0.26 EPS vs. $0.19 consensus and revenue of $131.75M vs. $128M; revenue rose ~19% y/y. Management set FY‑2026 EPS guidance of $0.760–0.800, which gives investors forward visibility and supports valuation. MarketBeat LOAR Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Peer comparison piece — Recent coverage compares Loar to Hexcel (HXL); useful for sector/relative valuation context but not an immediate catalyst. Comparison Article
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional flows are modest — recent reported buys by small institutional accounts are minor in dollar terms and unlikely to move the needle alone. See MarketBeat summary for details. Institutional Holdings
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst target adjustments are mixed — some shops trimmed price targets (RBC, Morgan Stanley) even as others (Goldman, Citi) maintain buys or raised targets; that mixed commentary could cap near‑term upside until clarity on growth sustainability. Analyst Notes

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.