Desjardins Has Negative Estimate for CAE Q3 Earnings

CAE Inc. (NYSE:CAE - Free Report) TSE: CAE - Analysts at Desjardins lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of CAE in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 13th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.19 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.21. The consensus estimate for CAE's current full-year earnings is $0.85 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for CAE's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS.

CAE has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of CAE from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 15th. StockNews.com raised shares of CAE from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut shares of CAE from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, August 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $25.00.

CAE Stock Performance

CAE stock traded up $0.51 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $22.26. 548,823 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 592,770. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $18.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $18.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.84. CAE has a 52 week low of $15.95 and a 52 week high of $22.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.09 billion, a PE ratio of -28.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.67.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CAE. Toronto Dominion Bank grew its position in CAE by 40.6% in the third quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 1,430,382 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $26,820,000 after acquiring an additional 412,906 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in CAE by 8.2% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,356,182 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $25,218,000 after acquiring an additional 103,081 shares in the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new position in CAE in the third quarter worth $4,857,000. National Bank of Canada FI grew its position in CAE by 13.4% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 6,235,627 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $117,023,000 after acquiring an additional 736,895 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in CAE by 4.7% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 114,025 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $2,143,000 after acquiring an additional 5,101 shares in the last quarter. 67.36% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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, the Oceania, Africa, and Rest of the Americas. It operates through two segments, Civil Aviation; and Defense and Security. The Civil Aviation segment offers training solutions for flight, cabin, maintenance, and ground personnel in commercial, business, and helicopter aviation; a range of flight simulation training devices; and ab initio pilot training and crew sourcing services, as well as aircraft flight operations solutions.