St. Louis Trust Co Buys Shares of 669 Transdigm Group Incorporated $TDG

St. Louis Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of Transdigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 669 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $890,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of TDG. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in Transdigm Group by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 1,372 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,898,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Transdigm Group by 92.3% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 273 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $376,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in Transdigm Group by 152.9% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,064 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $3,138,000 after acquiring an additional 1,248 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in Transdigm Group by 25.4% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 33,032 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $50,227,000 after acquiring an additional 6,697 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its stake in Transdigm Group by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 25,821 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $39,264,000 after acquiring an additional 902 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Transdigm Group news, COO Joel Reiss sold 3,900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,154.09, for a total transaction of $4,500,951.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 3,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,154,724. This represents a 52.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director W Nicholas Howley sold 10,132 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,180.82, for a total value of $11,964,068.24. Following the sale, the director directly owned 21,548 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,444,309.36. The trade was a 31.98% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 42,096 shares of company stock valued at $51,417,454 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 3.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TDG has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $1,400.00 target price on shares of Transdigm Group in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. UBS Group lowered their target price on Transdigm Group from $1,745.00 to $1,645.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Transdigm Group from $1,660.00 to $1,680.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on Transdigm Group from $1,550.00 to $1,450.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their price target on Transdigm Group from $1,400.00 to $1,350.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,524.18.

Transdigm Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE TDG opened at $1,212.37 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $67.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.84, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.90. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,194.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,285.63. Transdigm Group Incorporated has a 52 week low of $1,123.61 and a 52 week high of $1,623.82.

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

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.