Q1 EPS Estimates for CAE Lowered by National Bank Financial

CAE Inc. (TSE:CAE) (NYSE:CAE) – Analysts at National Bank Financial cut their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of CAE in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 14th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now expects that the company will earn $0.18 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.24. National Bank Financial has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for CAE’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.59 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.59 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on CAE. CIBC increased their target price on CAE from C$37.00 to C$39.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. National Bankshares upgraded shares of CAE from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the stock from C$40.00 to C$43.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Bank of America upgraded CAE from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the company from C$25.00 to C$45.00 in a report on Friday, March 7th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on CAE from C$43.00 to C$41.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Scotiabank upgraded CAE from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$38.45.

CAE Stock Down 0.9%

CAE stock opened at C$35.50 on Friday. CAE has a 1-year low of C$22.28 and a 1-year high of C$39.17. The business has a fifty day moving average price of C$34.07 and a 200-day moving average price of C$33.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.04, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.71. The stock has a market capitalization of C$11.35 billion, a P/E ratio of -34.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.91.

About CAE

CAE Inc is a global company focused on delivering training for the civil aviation, defense, security, and healthcare markets. Multiple types of simulators and synthetic exercises may be sold to customers to serve as alternatives for live-training experiences. The company’s training solutions are provided through products and services.