Desjardins Weighs in on CAE Inc.’s Q2 2025 Earnings (TSE:CAE)

CAE Inc. (TSE:CAE) (NYSE:CAE) – Equities researchers at Desjardins reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of CAE in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 14th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier now expects that the company will earn $0.19 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.21. Desjardins currently has a “Hold” rating and a $28.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for CAE’s current full-year earnings is $1.18 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for CAE’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS.

CAE (TSE:CAE) (NYSE:CAE) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 27th. The company reported C$0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.30 by C($0.18). The company had revenue of C$1.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$1.18 billion. CAE had a negative net margin of 7.10% and a negative return on equity of 7.14%.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. National Bankshares cut their price target on CAE from C$31.00 to C$29.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded CAE from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. CIBC raised their price target on CAE from C$29.00 to C$30.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 29th. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price objective on shares of CAE from C$28.50 to C$27.00 in a report on Thursday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of CAE from C$34.00 to C$33.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$30.60.

CAE Stock Performance

CAE stock traded down C$0.89 during midday trading on Friday, reaching C$23.78. 80,346 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 610,735. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of C$25.00 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$26.13. CAE has a fifty-two week low of C$22.28 and a fifty-two week high of C$33.87. The firm has a market cap of C$7.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -24.19, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.91. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 71.45.

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, Oceania and Africa, and Rest of Americas. It operates through three segments: Civil Aviation, Defense and Security, and Healthcare.