Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co Makes New Investment in Transdigm Group Incorporated $TDG

Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co bought a new position in Transdigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 4,000 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,319,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of TDG. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Transdigm Group by 18.3% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,379,816 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $3,136,719,000 after buying an additional 367,756 shares during the period. Vulcan Value Partners LLC boosted its position in Transdigm Group by 7.8% during the third quarter. Vulcan Value Partners LLC now owns 249,643 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $328,977,000 after buying an additional 18,048 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Transdigm Group by 2.4% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 73,818 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $97,293,000 after buying an additional 1,706 shares during the period. Thornburg Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Transdigm Group during the third quarter valued at approximately $62,785,000. Finally, Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Transdigm Group during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,795,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

Transdigm Group Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of TDG stock opened at $1,259.32 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $1,196.71 and a 200 day moving average of $1,284.20. Transdigm Group Incorporated has a 52 week low of $1,123.61 and a 52 week high of $1,623.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $70.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.30, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.90.

Transdigm Group (NYSE:TDG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $9.85 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $9.46 by $0.39. Transdigm Group had a negative return on equity of 26.49% and a net margin of 20.24%.The company had revenue of $2.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.47 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $9.11 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. Transdigm Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 38.830-40.210 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Transdigm Group Incorporated will post 37.82 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Transdigm Group news, COO Joel Reiss sold 3,900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,154.09, for a total value of $4,500,951.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 3,600 shares in the company, valued at $4,154,724. This trade represents a 52.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director W Nicholas Howley sold 10,132 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,180.82, for a total transaction of $11,964,068.24. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 21,548 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,444,309.36. This trade represents a 31.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 42,096 shares of company stock valued at $51,417,454 over the last 90 days. 3.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on TDG. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on Transdigm Group from $1,400.00 to $1,350.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings lowered Transdigm Group from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. KeyCorp lowered Transdigm Group from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Transdigm Group from $1,565.00 to $1,575.00 in a report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane dropped their target price on shares of Transdigm Group from $1,800.00 to $1,750.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,524.18.

Transdigm Group Company Profile

TransDigm Group Incorporated is a designer, producer and supplier of engineered aircraft components and systems for commercial and military aerospace applications. The company’s product portfolio covers a broad range of mission-critical parts and subsystems, including mechanical and electromechanical components, ignition and fuel system parts, sensors and actuators, cockpit and cabin systems, and other safety-critical hardware. TransDigm supplies original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as well as the aftermarket, providing spare parts, repair and overhaul services and component support throughout an asset’s life cycle.

TransDigm’s operating model places emphasis on proprietary, niche components that are difficult to replace, and the company operates through a collection of independently run subsidiaries and brands that sell specialized products.