Brokers Offer Predictions for CAE’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:CAE)

CAE Inc. (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) – Desjardins increased their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for CAE in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 14th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.22 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.21. The consensus estimate for CAE’s current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for CAE’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.09 EPS.

CAE (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 13th. The aerospace company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.01. CAE had a positive return on equity of 6.11% and a negative net margin of 4.96%. The business had revenue of $886.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.30 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.37 earnings per share. CAE’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on CAE. Scotiabank upgraded CAE from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. StockNews.com raised CAE from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday. National Bank Financial raised CAE from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $43.00 price target on shares of CAE in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, CIBC reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of CAE in a research report on Thursday. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.00.

CAE Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CAE opened at $25.45 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $24.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $23.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.63. CAE has a one year low of $15.95 and a one year high of $27.62. The company has a market capitalization of $8.15 billion, a P/E ratio of -48.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.26.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CAE

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec lifted its position in shares of CAE by 25.7% during the 4th quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 30,917,402 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $784,651,000 after purchasing an additional 6,313,165 shares during the last quarter. JARISLOWSKY FRASER Ltd raised its holdings in CAE by 7.6% in the 4th quarter. JARISLOWSKY FRASER Ltd now owns 23,994,091 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $606,697,000 after acquiring an additional 1,702,904 shares in the last quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP raised its holdings in CAE by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 14,911,697 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $378,459,000 after acquiring an additional 221,205 shares in the last quarter. Browning West LP raised its holdings in CAE by 131.4% in the 1st quarter. Browning West LP now owns 13,734,943 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $337,742,000 after acquiring an additional 7,800,012 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in CAE by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,363,008 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $303,957,000 after acquiring an additional 149,142 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.36% of the company’s stock.

CAE Company Profile

CAE Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides simulation training and critical operations support solutions in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, the Oceania, Africa, and Rest of the Americas. It operates through two segments, Civil Aviation; and Defense and Security. The Civil Aviation segment offers training solutions for flight, cabin, maintenance, and ground personnel in commercial, business, and helicopter aviation; a range of flight simulation training devices; and ab initio pilot training and crew sourcing services, as well as aircraft flight operations solutions.