Desjardins Issues Negative Estimate for CAE Earnings

CAE Inc. (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) – Equities research analysts at Desjardins lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of CAE in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 17th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.32 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.34. Desjardins has a “Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for CAE’s current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for CAE’s FY2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS.

CAE (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The aerospace company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.01. CAE had a negative net margin of 4.96% and a positive return on equity of 6.11%.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on CAE. StockNews.com upgraded shares of CAE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of CAE from $38.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Cibc World Mkts lowered shares of CAE from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. National Bank Financial lowered shares of CAE from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, TD Securities lowered shares of CAE from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $32.00.

CAE Price Performance

CAE opened at $26.76 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $24.18 and a 200-day moving average price of $20.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.86. CAE has a one year low of $15.95 and a one year high of $27.62.

Institutional Trading of CAE

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Asset Planning Inc bought a new stake in CAE in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Natixis bought a new stake in CAE in the fourth quarter worth $38,000. Cromwell Holdings LLC lifted its stake in CAE by 103.4% in the third quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 1,800 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 915 shares during the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in CAE in the third quarter worth $74,000. Finally, UniSuper Management Pty Ltd bought a new position in shares of CAE during the fourth quarter valued at about $147,000. 67.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.