Rep. Josh Gottheimer Sells Off Shares of TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG)

Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) recently sold shares of TransDigm Group Incorporated NYSE: TDG. In a filing disclosed on February 10th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in TransDigm Group stock on January 16th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MORGAN STANLEY - SELECT UMA ACCOUNT # 1" account.

Representative Josh Gottheimer also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT on 1/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Arista Networks NYSE: ANET on 1/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Visa NYSE: V on 1/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Tesla NASDAQ: TSLA on 1/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alibaba Group NYSE: BABA on 1/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Twilio NYSE: TWLO on 1/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of ICF International NASDAQ: ICFI on 1/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Mastercard NYSE: MA on 1/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Visa NYSE: V on 1/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of 3M NYSE: MMM on 1/30/2025.

TransDigm Group Trading Down 1.5 %

TDG traded down $20.67 on Friday, hitting $1,315.29. 350,656 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 248,920. The firm has a market cap of $73.76 billion, a PE ratio of 46.39, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.40. TransDigm Group Incorporated has a twelve month low of $1,136.27 and a twelve month high of $1,451.32. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $1,300.84 and a two-hundred day moving average of $1,317.67.

TransDigm Group (NYSE:TDG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The aerospace company reported $7.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.73 by $0.84. The firm had revenue of $2.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.03 billion. TransDigm Group had a net margin of 20.76% and a negative return on equity of 42.87%. TransDigm Group's quarterly revenue was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $7.16 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that TransDigm Group Incorporated will post 34.11 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in TransDigm Group by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,270,803 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $7,946,863,000 after buying an additional 79,284 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in TransDigm Group by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 3,791,927 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $4,805,434,000 after buying an additional 155,541 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in TransDigm Group by 1.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,229,199 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $3,181,357,000 after buying an additional 29,489 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in TransDigm Group by 10.4% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,204,649 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $2,793,908,000 after buying an additional 206,822 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of TransDigm Group by 9.6% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,126,274 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $2,694,585,000 after acquiring an additional 185,422 shares in the last quarter. 95.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at TransDigm Group

In related news, COO Joel Reiss sold 3,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,257.09, for a total value of $3,771,270.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 3,600 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,525,524. This represents a 45.45 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Kevin M. Stein sold 20,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,248.07, for a total transaction of $24,961,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 8,158 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,181,755.06. This trade represents a 71.03 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 109,525 shares of company stock worth $139,851,401. 4.09% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of TransDigm Group from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $1,375.00 to $1,500.00 in a research note on Friday, February 7th. KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of TransDigm Group from $1,440.00 to $1,500.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of TransDigm Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of TransDigm Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $1,444.00 to $1,348.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating and issued a $1,500.00 target price on shares of TransDigm Group in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $1,462.35.

About Representative Gottheimer

Josh Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New Jersey's 5th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Gottheimer is also running for election for Governor of New Jersey. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 10, 2025. Gottheimer attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree. He became a Thouron Fellow at Oxford and attended Harvard Law School. Gottheimer worked as a speech writer under former President Bill Clinton (D), assisting with two State of the Union addresses, among other projects. Before running for Congress, he worked for Microsoft as a general manager for corporate strategy.

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.