National Bank Financial Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for CAE Inc. (NYSE:CAE)

CAE Inc. (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) – Analysts at National Bank Financial reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for CAE in a report released on Monday, July 29th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $0.13 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.15. The consensus estimate for CAE’s current full-year earnings is $0.86 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for CAE’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS.

CAE (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 27th. The aerospace company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.25 by ($0.16). CAE had a positive return on equity of 6.10% and a negative net margin of 6.97%. The firm had revenue of $835.47 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $863.18 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.26 earnings per share.

CAE has been the topic of a number of other reports. Royal Bank of Canada cut CAE from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 2nd. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of CAE in a research report on Wednesday, May 22nd. Desjardins cut CAE from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 21st. StockNews.com cut CAE from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 22nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on CAE in a research note on Thursday, June 6th. They set a “hold” rating and a $21.00 target price on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $32.00.

CAE Stock Down 6.2 %

CAE stock opened at $17.05 on Wednesday. CAE has a twelve month low of $17.04 and a twelve month high of $25.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The stock has a market cap of $5.44 billion, a P/E ratio of -23.69, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.67. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $18.61 and its 200-day moving average price is $19.43.

Institutional Trading of CAE

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its stake in CAE by 21.3% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 681,156 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $14,749,000 after acquiring an additional 119,411 shares during the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its stake in CAE by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 33,315,745 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $719,443,000 after acquiring an additional 2,083,595 shares during the last quarter. Henry James International Management Inc. increased its stake in CAE by 16.0% in the 1st quarter. Henry James International Management Inc. now owns 210,400 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $4,343,000 after acquiring an additional 28,991 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in CAE in the 4th quarter worth approximately $74,413,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in CAE by 16.5% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,078,828 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $23,292,000 after acquiring an additional 153,188 shares during 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, Oceania and Africa, and Rest of Americas. It operates through three segments: Civil Aviation, Defense and Security, and Healthcare.