National Bank Financial Predicts Weaker Earnings for CAE

CAE Inc. (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) – Analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for CAE in a report released on Thursday, October 17th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.20 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.21. The consensus estimate for CAE’s current full-year earnings is $0.86 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for CAE’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.25 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on CAE. Morgan Stanley downgraded CAE from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 16th. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded CAE from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. Finally, StockNews.com cut CAE from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $28.00.

CAE Trading Down 2.3 %

Shares of CAE stock opened at $18.60 on Monday. CAE has a 12-month low of $15.95 and a 12-month high of $23.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The company has a 50 day moving average of $18.11 and a 200-day moving average of $18.59. The firm has a market cap of $5.94 billion, a P/E ratio of -25.83, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.67.

CAE (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 13th. The aerospace company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.05 billion. CAE had a negative net margin of 7.38% and a positive return on equity of 5.96%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.18 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CAE

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CAE. Brandes Investment Partners LP boosted its stake in CAE by 103.8% during the second quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 11,071,485 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $206,027,000 after buying an additional 5,640,269 shares during the period. Earnest Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of CAE during the 2nd quarter valued at about $82,597,000. National Bank of Canada FI grew its holdings in shares of CAE by 36.4% during the second quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 5,498,732 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $101,559,000 after purchasing an additional 1,466,880 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of CAE by 67.9% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,624,656 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $30,176,000 after purchasing an additional 657,227 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clearbridge Investments LLC increased its position in shares of CAE by 17.1% in the first quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 3,710,044 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $76,575,000 after purchasing an additional 541,066 shares during the last quarter. 67.36% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.