Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for AAR (AIR)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for AAR (NYSE: AIR):

• 8/3/2025 – AAR was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 7/26/2025 – AAR was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 7/18/2025 – AAR was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 7/17/2025 – AAR had its price target raised by analysts at KeyCorp from $80.00 to $86.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/17/2025 – AAR had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $75.00 to $85.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/11/2025 – AAR had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation from $78.00 to $81.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

AAR Stock Performance

Shares of AIR opened at $72.35 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $71.07 and its 200-day moving average is $64.93. AAR Corp. has a 12 month low of $46.51 and a 12 month high of $86.43. The firm has a market cap of $2.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 219.25 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 2.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80.

AAR (NYSE:AIR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The aerospace company reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.16. AAR had a net margin of 0.45% and a return on equity of 11.66%. The company had revenue of $754.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $695.81 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.88 EPS. AAR’s quarterly revenue was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that AAR Corp. will post 3.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at AAR

In other news, Director Jennifer L. Vogel sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.07, for a total transaction of $546,490.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 22,970 shares in the company, valued at $1,793,267.90. This represents a 23.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Jessica A. Garascia sold 3,631 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.08, for a total transaction of $279,877.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 39,117 shares in the company, valued at $3,015,138.36. The trade was a 8.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 85,182 shares of company stock worth $6,614,452. Company insiders own 4.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Simplex Trading LLC acquired a new position in AAR in the 2nd quarter valued at $103,000. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. grew its stake in AAR by 25.4% in the 2nd quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 4,683 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $322,000 after buying an additional 950 shares during the last quarter. Peregrine Capital Management LLC grew its stake in AAR by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Peregrine Capital Management LLC now owns 148,864 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $10,240,000 after buying an additional 2,566 shares during the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its stake in AAR by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 5,482 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $377,000 after buying an additional 231 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in AAR by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 126,316 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $8,689,000 after buying an additional 1,732 shares during the last quarter. 90.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AAR Corp. provides products and services to commercial aviation, government, and defense markets worldwide. The Parts Supply segment leases and sells aircraft components and replacement parts. The Repair & Engineering segment provides airframe maintenance services, such as airframe inspection, painting, line maintenance, airframe modification, structural repair, avionics service and installation, exterior and interior refurbishment, and engineering and support services; component repair services comprising maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, engine and airframe accessories, and interior refurbishment; and landing gear overhaul services, including repair services on wheels and brakes.