Dirkson Charles Purchases 3,400 Shares of Loar (NYSE:LOAR) Stock

Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR) insider Dirkson Charles bought 3,400 shares of Loar stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $67.41 per share, with a total value of $229,194.00. Following the acquisition, the insider directly owned 4,046,405 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $272,768,161.05. The trade was a 0.08% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Loar Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:LOAR opened at $64.70 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 4.70 and a quick ratio of 2.98. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $69.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $72.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.06 billion, a PE ratio of 86.27 and a beta of 0.34. Loar Holdings Inc. has a 1 year low of $62.05 and a 1 year 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, topping the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.07. Loar had a return on equity of 7.54% and a net margin of 14.54%.The firm had revenue of $131.75 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $128.00 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.11 earnings per share. The firm’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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Loar Holdings Inc. will post 0.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

More Loar News

Here are the key news stories impacting Loar this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Significant insider buying: Director Raja Bobbili bought 50,000 shares at ~$63.61 (≈$3.18M) and major holder Dirkson R. Charles purchased a total of ~44,000 shares across Mar 10–12 (~$2.97M). Large, contemporaneous insider purchases signal management/insider confidence and likely supported the stock’s uptick. Read More. | Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings beat and forward guide: Loar reported $0.26 EPS vs. $0.19 consensus and $131.8M revenue vs. $128M; revenue rose ~19% y/y and management set FY‑2026 EPS guidance of $0.760–0.800 — this gives investors better visibility and supports the rally. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Peer comparison: Recent coverage comparing Loar to Hexcel (HXL) provides useful sector/relative‑valuation context but is not an immediate catalyst. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional flows: Some institutions increased positions in Q4 (e.g., T. Rowe Price), but recent purchases reported are modest relative to Loar’s market cap and are unlikely alone to drive big moves. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed analyst views could limit near‑term upside: several banks have trimmed targets or cautioned even as others reaffirm buy ratings; and the shares trade at a high P/E and below some moving averages, which can act as resistance until growth sustainability is clearer. Read More.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Capital International Investors boosted its position in shares of Loar by 61.8% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 7,218,814 shares of the company’s stock valued at $490,879,000 after acquiring an additional 2,757,297 shares during the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP increased its position in Loar by 17.3% during the fourth quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 3,064,965 shares of the company’s stock worth $208,418,000 after purchasing an additional 452,646 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Loar by 39.0% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,533,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $172,281,000 after purchasing an additional 711,182 shares during the last quarter. Bamco Inc. NY raised its stake in Loar by 17.2% during the fourth quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 2,119,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $144,126,000 after purchasing an additional 310,406 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp raised its stake in Loar by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,880,955 shares of the company’s stock worth $127,905,000 after purchasing an additional 288,095 shares during the period.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on LOAR shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Loar to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 9th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Loar from $81.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Loar in a report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Loar from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on Loar from $92.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Loar has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $92.00.

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.