Brokers Set Expectations for CAE’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:CAE)

CAE Inc. (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) – Desjardins lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for CAE in a research report issued on Monday, February 17th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.32 per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on CAE. StockNews.com raised CAE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on CAE from $28.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on CAE from $38.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. National Bank Financial lowered CAE from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, TD Securities lowered CAE from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $32.00.

CAE Trading Down 3.0 %

NYSE CAE opened at $25.92 on Wednesday. CAE has a 1-year low of $15.95 and a 1-year high of $27.62. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $24.23 and a 200-day moving average of $20.95. The firm has a market cap of $8.29 billion, a PE ratio of -49.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.72.

CAE (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The aerospace company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vident Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of CAE by 34.4% during the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 374,393 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $9,502,000 after acquiring an additional 95,905 shares during the period. Two Sigma Advisers LP grew its holdings in shares of CAE by 212.1% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 176,000 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $4,467,000 after acquiring an additional 119,600 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP grew its holdings in shares of CAE by 255.7% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 525,150 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $13,328,000 after acquiring an additional 377,499 shares during the period. Select Equity Group L.P. grew its stake in shares of CAE by 427.1% in the 4th quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 6,741,514 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $171,093,000 after buying an additional 5,462,455 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Shell Asset Management Co. grew its stake in shares of CAE by 10.6% in the 4th quarter. Shell Asset Management Co. now owns 51,220 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,299,000 after buying an additional 4,900 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.36% of the company’s stock.

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.