Loar (NYSE:LOAR) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Loar (NYSE:LOAR) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.930-0.980 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.810. The company issued revenue guidance of $487.0 million-$495.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $491.7 million. Loar also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 0.980-1.03 EPS.

Loar Stock Down 3.7%

Loar stock opened at $68.71 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $6.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 104.10 and a beta of 0.19. Loar has a 52-week low of $62.10 and a 52-week high of $99.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 4.01 and a current ratio of 6.15. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $78.44 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $80.00.

Loar (NYSE:LOAR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.13. Loar had a net margin of 13.33% and a return on equity of 6.53%. The company had revenue of $126.75 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $126.80 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.15 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 22.5% on a year-over-year basis. Loar has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.980-1.03 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 0.930-0.980 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Loar will post 0.28 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Loar from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 16th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Loar from $100.00 to $97.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Loar in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Loar from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $96.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Loar

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Rakuten Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Loar in the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in Loar by 347.0% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 970 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,000 after purchasing an additional 753 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Loar in the 2nd quarter valued at about $99,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in shares of Loar during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $204,000. Finally, Oxford Asset Management LLP bought a new position in shares of Loar during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $208,000.

About Loar

Loar Holdings Inc, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets aerospace and defense components for aircraft, and aerospace and defense systems in the United States and internationally. It offers products in various categories, which include airframe components, structural components, avionics, composites, braking system components, de-ice and ice protection, electro-mechanical, engineered materials, flight controls, fluid and motion controls, environmental, metal forming, molded components, and restraints and safety devices.