National Bank Financial Raises Earnings Estimates for CAE

CAE Inc. (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of CAE in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 13th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $0.86 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $0.83. The consensus estimate for CAE’s current full-year earnings is $0.85 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for CAE’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on CAE. Morgan Stanley lowered CAE from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, August 16th. Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of CAE from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of CAE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two 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 $25.00.

CAE Price Performance

NYSE:CAE opened at $22.26 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -28.91, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $18.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $18.59. CAE has a 1 year low of $15.95 and a 1 year high of $22.34.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CAE

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. IHT Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of CAE by 3.7% during the third quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 22,690 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $425,000 after acquiring an additional 802 shares in the last quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC raised its position in CAE by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 25,098 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $466,000 after purchasing an additional 857 shares in the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale raised its position in CAE by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 33,517 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $632,000 after purchasing an additional 871 shares in the last quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of CAE by 103.4% in the 3rd quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 1,800 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 915 shares during the period. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp increased its stake in shares of CAE by 86.2% during the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 2,376 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 1,100 shares during the period. 67.36% of the stock is currently owned by 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.