Insider Selling: Transdigm Group (NYSE:TDG) Director Sells $23,875,494.54 in Stock

Transdigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG) Director Kevin Stein sold 17,526 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,362.29, for a total transaction of $23,875,494.54. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 8,158 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,113,561.82. The trade was a 68.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Transdigm Group Stock Performance

Shares of Transdigm Group stock opened at $1,345.93 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $1,314.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $1,395.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $75.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.96, a PEG ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 0.94. Transdigm Group Incorporated has a 52 week low of $1,183.60 and a 52 week high of $1,623.82.

Transdigm Group (NYSE:TDG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 12th. The aerospace company reported $10.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $10.33 by $0.49. The business had revenue of $2.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.40 billion. Transdigm Group had a negative return on equity of 31.91% and a net margin of 21.69%.The firm’s revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $9.83 EPS. Transdigm Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 36.490-38.530 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Transdigm Group Incorporated will post 35.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TDG has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on Transdigm Group from $1,420.00 to $1,500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Transdigm Group in a report on Monday, December 1st. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Transdigm Group from $1,600.00 to $1,660.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of Transdigm Group from $1,710.00 to $1,650.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Transdigm Group from $1,405.00 to $1,435.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Transdigm Group has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,576.29.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Transdigm Group during the second quarter worth about $1,275,035,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Transdigm Group by 18.3% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,379,816 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $3,136,719,000 after acquiring an additional 367,756 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Transdigm Group by 5.3% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,693,889 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $10,178,995,000 after purchasing an additional 333,965 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in shares of Transdigm Group by 161.7% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 475,489 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $626,704,000 after purchasing an additional 293,821 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital International Investors boosted its holdings in Transdigm Group by 4.1% during the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 6,489,193 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $8,552,028,000 after purchasing an additional 254,750 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

Transdigm Group Company Profile

TransDigm Group Incorporated designs, produces, and supplies aircraft components in the United States and internationally. The Power & Control segment offers mechanical/electro-mechanical actuators and controls, ignition systems and engine technology, specialized pumps and valves, power conditioning devices, specialized AC/DC electric motors and generators, batteries and chargers, databus and power controls, sensor products, switches and relay panels, hoists, winches and lifting devices, and cargo loading and handling systems.