National Bank Financial Expects Increased Earnings for CAE

CAE Inc. (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for CAE in a report released on Tuesday, January 21st. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.18 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.17. National Bank Financial has a “Sector Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for CAE’s current full-year earnings is $0.84 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for CAE’s FY2025 earnings at $0.83 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Desjardins upgraded shares of CAE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 23rd. TD Securities lowered CAE from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com raised CAE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, Cibc World Mkts cut CAE from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, CAE has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $25.00.

CAE Price Performance

CAE stock opened at $24.36 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.79 billion, a PE ratio of -31.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.72. CAE has a 52 week low of $15.95 and a 52 week high of $25.53. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $20.12. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CAE

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in CAE by 1.6% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 5,057,860 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $93,446,000 after purchasing an additional 77,489 shares during the last quarter. Clearline Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of CAE in the second quarter valued at about $2,290,000. Intech Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CAE during the third quarter valued at approximately $2,432,000. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. lifted its holdings in CAE by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 874,588 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $16,399,000 after buying an additional 32,328 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of CAE by 8.2% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,356,182 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $25,218,000 after acquiring an additional 103,081 shares in 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.