StandardAero (NYSE:SARO) Hits New 52-Week Low – Time to Sell?

StandardAero, Inc. (NYSE:SARO)’s share price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Wednesday. The stock traded as low as $21.47 and last traded at $21.7410, with a volume of 5072190 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $22.22.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on SARO shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of StandardAero in a report on Monday, August 24th. Guggenheim began coverage on StandardAero in a research note on Monday, September 14th. They set a “neutral” rating for the company. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of StandardAero from $35.00 to $27.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 17th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of StandardAero from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of StandardAero from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Friday, September 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, StandardAero presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $34.08.

StandardAero Trading Down 0.8%

The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $25.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $26.32. The stock has a market cap of $7.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.84 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.59, a current ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84.

StandardAero (NYSE:SARO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.08. StandardAero had a net margin of 5.12% and a return on equity of 14.52%. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.59 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.20 EPS. StandardAero’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. StandardAero has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.570 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that StandardAero, Inc. will post 1.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at StandardAero

In other StandardAero news, CEO Russell Ford sold 20,413 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.56, for a total value of $623,821.28. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 295,573 shares in the company, valued at $9,032,710.88. This represents a 6.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders sold a total of 151,423 shares of company stock valued at $4,638,560 in the last 90 days. 2.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On StandardAero

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new position in StandardAero during the first quarter worth $51,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. bought a new position in shares of StandardAero in the second quarter valued at about $55,000. Nykredit A S acquired a new stake in shares of StandardAero during the 2nd quarter worth about $65,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of StandardAero by 54.6% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,002 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,000 after buying an additional 1,060 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in shares of StandardAero during the 2nd quarter worth about $111,000.

StandardAero Company Profile

StandardAero is an aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company serving commercial aviation, business aviation, general aviation, military and government customers. The company provides services designed to maintain, repair, overhaul and extend the operating life of aircraft and their components.

Its offerings include engine maintenance and overhaul, airframe services, avionics and electrical work, landing-gear and component support, engineering, and parts and logistics services.