CAE (NYSE:CAE) Updates FY 2027 Earnings Guidance

CAE (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) updated its FY 2027 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.870-0.920 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.870. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

CAE Stock Performance

CAE stock traded up $0.51 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $27.68. 781,304 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 775,148. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $25.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $27.13. CAE has a fifty-two week low of $22.76 and a fifty-two week high of $34.24. The stock has a market cap of $8.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.99, a P/E/G ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.77.

CAE (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 21st. The aerospace company reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $953.79 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $924.83 million. CAE had a net margin of 6.36% and a return on equity of 7.45%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.47 earnings per share. CAE has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.880-0.930 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that CAE will post 0.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CAE has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered CAE from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 20th. Zacks Research raised CAE from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Weiss Ratings cut CAE from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. National Bank Financial reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of CAE in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of CAE from $42.00 to $36.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $31.00.

Institutional Trading of CAE

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. FIL Ltd raised its stake in CAE by 21.9% during the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 10,422,522 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $316,955,000 after acquiring an additional 1,874,739 shares in the last quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. grew its holdings in shares of CAE by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 7,909,738 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $231,350,000 after purchasing an additional 45,754 shares during the last quarter. Snyder Capital Management L P increased its position in CAE by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Snyder Capital Management L P now owns 5,441,338 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $165,526,000 after purchasing an additional 30,235 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in CAE by 10.7% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,438,918 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $72,290,000 after purchasing an additional 236,474 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board lifted its stake in CAE by 24.9% in the 2nd quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 2,102,874 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $61,670,000 after purchasing an additional 418,700 shares during the last quarter. 67.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About CAE

CAE Inc is a global leader in training and simulation technologies, headquartered in Montréal, Canada. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of high-fidelity flight simulators and training systems for civil aviation, defense and security, and healthcare markets. Leveraging advanced software and hardware integration, CAE delivers comprehensive training solutions that address pilot proficiency, mission readiness and patient safety across a wide range of platforms.

In civil aviation, CAE partners with major airlines, aircraft manufacturers and flight schools to provide pilot training services, courseware development and crew scheduling solutions.