Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for CAE Q4 Earnings

CAE Inc. (NYSE:CAE - Free Report) TSE: CAE - Research analysts at Desjardins lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for CAE in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 17th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $0.32 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.34. Desjardins has a "Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for CAE's current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for CAE's FY2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS.

CAE (NYSE:CAE - Get Free Report) TSE: CAE last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The aerospace company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.01. CAE had a positive return on equity of 6.11% and a negative net margin of 4.96%.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on CAE. Cibc World Mkts cut shares of CAE from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on CAE from $38.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday. StockNews.com raised CAE from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. National Bank Financial cut CAE from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on CAE from $28.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, CAE currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $32.00.

CAE Trading Down 3.7 %

Shares of NYSE:CAE traded down $0.95 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $24.56. 654,765 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 554,051. The business's 50-day moving average price is $24.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $20.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -47.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.72. CAE has a 12 month low of $15.95 and a 12 month high of $27.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.86.

Institutional Trading of CAE

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Ossiam boosted its position in shares of CAE by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Ossiam now owns 46,220 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $1,173,000 after purchasing an additional 447 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in CAE by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 11,386 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $289,000 after purchasing an additional 497 shares during the period. Rathbones Group PLC increased its stake in CAE by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 54,600 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $1,386,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co raised its holdings in CAE by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 79,352 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $1,991,000 after buying an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schechter Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of CAE by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Schechter Investment Advisors LLC now owns 45,047 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $1,143,000 after buying an additional 666 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.36% of the company's stock.

About CAE

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.