Blair William & Co. IL Buys 674 Shares of TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG)

Blair William & Co. IL lifted its holdings in shares of TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG - Free Report) by 0.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 178,343 shares of the aerospace company's stock after purchasing an additional 674 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL owned about 0.32% of TransDigm Group worth $226,011,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Erste Asset Management GmbH bought a new position in shares of TransDigm Group during the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC boosted its holdings in TransDigm Group by 200.0% during the 4th quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 24 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont grew its position in TransDigm Group by 150.0% during the 4th quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 25 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its stake in TransDigm Group by 225.0% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 26 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the period. Finally, Sachetta LLC lifted its position in TransDigm Group by 105.9% in the fourth quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 35 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.78% of the company's stock.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on TDG. UBS Group raised shares of TransDigm Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $1,595.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of TransDigm Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $1,444.00 to $1,348.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating and issued a $1,500.00 target price on shares of TransDigm Group in a research note on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com raised TransDigm Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on TransDigm Group from $1,500.00 to $1,580.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, TransDigm Group currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $1,477.18.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Robert J. Small sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,335.22, for a total transaction of $1,335,220.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 95,147 shares in the company, valued at $127,042,177.34. This represents a 1.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Kevin M. Stein sold 20,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,267.21, for a total transaction of $25,344,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 8,158 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,337,899.18. The trade was a 71.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 124,594 shares of company stock worth $165,646,468 over the last three months. 4.09% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

TransDigm Group Price Performance

NYSE:TDG traded up $4.79 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $1,381.99. 83,204 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 241,452. The company has a market cap of $77.51 billion, a PE ratio of 48.75, a P/E/G ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 1.38. TransDigm Group Incorporated has a one year low of $1,176.31 and a one year high of $1,451.32. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $1,343.19 and a 200 day moving average price of $1,329.73.

TransDigm Group (NYSE:TDG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The aerospace company reported $7.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $6.73 by $0.84. TransDigm Group had a negative return on equity of 42.87% and a net margin of 20.76%. The firm had revenue of $2.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.03 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $7.16 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts forecast that TransDigm Group Incorporated will post 35.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About TransDigm Group

TransDigm Group Incorporated designs, produces, and supplies aircraft components in the United States and internationally. The Power & Control segment offers mechanical/electro-mechanical actuators and controls, ignition systems and engine technology, specialized pumps and valves, power conditioning devices, specialized AC/DC electric motors and generators, batteries and chargers, databus and power controls, sensor products, switches and relay panels, hoists, winches and lifting devices, and cargo loading and handling systems.