CAE FY2025 EPS Estimate Increased by National Bank Financial

CAE Inc. (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for CAE in a report released on Wednesday, May 7th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now forecasts that the aerospace company will earn $0.86 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.83. National Bank Financial has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for CAE’s current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for CAE’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.41 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.19 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Bank of America raised CAE from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of CAE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, April 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of CAE from $28.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $43.00 price target on shares of CAE in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $32.00.

CAE Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CAE opened at $25.91 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $24.13 and its 200 day moving average is $23.45. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. CAE has a 52 week low of $15.95 and a 52 week high of $27.62. The stock has a market cap of $8.30 billion, a PE ratio of -49.83, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.26.

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, 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%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CAE

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CAE. Addenda Capital Inc. boosted its stake in CAE by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Addenda Capital Inc. now owns 398,803 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $10,122,000 after acquiring an additional 2,110 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in CAE by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 95,302 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $2,419,000 after buying an additional 3,741 shares in the last quarter. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. raised its stake in CAE by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. now owns 231,652 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $5,879,000 after buying an additional 7,260 shares during the last quarter. Asset Planning Inc purchased a new stake in shares of CAE in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in shares of CAE by 14.2% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 7,321 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $177,000 after acquiring an additional 913 shares in the last quarter. 67.36% of the stock is 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.