National Bank Financial Weighs in on CAE FY2026 Earnings

CAE Inc. (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial cut their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of CAE in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 14th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now expects that the aerospace company will earn $0.93 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $1.01. National Bank Financial currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for CAE’s current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for CAE’s FY2027 earnings at $1.14 EPS.

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

CAE has been the subject of a number of other reports. CIBC reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of CAE in a research note on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of CAE from $28.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of CAE in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of CAE from $28.00 to $27.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of CAE from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $34.00.

CAE Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of CAE opened at $25.45 on Monday. CAE has a 1-year low of $15.95 and a 1-year high of $27.62. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $24.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $23.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -48.94, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.26.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CAE

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ossiam increased its stake in shares of CAE by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Ossiam now owns 46,220 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,173,000 after purchasing an additional 447 shares in the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association increased its stake in shares of CAE by 4.5% during the first quarter. United Services Automobile Association now owns 10,822 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $265,000 after purchasing an additional 462 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of CAE by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 11,386 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $289,000 after acquiring an additional 497 shares in the last quarter. Rathbones Group PLC increased its position in shares of CAE by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 54,600 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,386,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co increased its position in shares of CAE by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 79,352 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,991,000 after acquiring an additional 646 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.36% of the company’s stock.

About CAE

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.