What is Scotiabank’s Forecast for CAE Q2 Earnings?

CAE Inc (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) – Equities researchers at Scotiabank reduced their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of CAE in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 13th. Scotiabank analyst K. Gupta now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.14 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.18. Scotiabank has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for CAE’s current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for CAE’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.28 EPS.

CAE (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 12th. The aerospace company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.15. The business had revenue of $806.92 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.12 billion. CAE had a return on equity of 7.92% and a net margin of 8.70%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.21 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on CAE. CIBC reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of CAE in a report on Thursday, May 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on CAE in a report on Monday, June 30th. They set a “buy” rating and a $33.00 price target for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating on shares of CAE in a report on Monday, July 7th. Wall Street Zen lowered CAE from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, National Bank Financial upgraded CAE from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, CAE presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $33.67.

CAE Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of CAE stock opened at $27.82 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $8.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.60. CAE has a 52-week low of $17.34 and a 52-week high of $30.13. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $28.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $25.89.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CAE

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CAE. Nomura Holdings Inc. bought a new position in CAE in the 4th quarter worth approximately $201,771,000. Browning West LP grew its position in CAE by 131.4% in the first 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 during the period. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec boosted its stake in CAE by 25.7% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. boosted its stake in CAE by 427.1% in the fourth quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 6,741,514 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $171,093,000 after purchasing an additional 5,462,455 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in CAE in the second quarter worth $118,239,000. 67.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.