National Bank Financial Expects Increased Earnings for CAE

CAE Inc. (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial increased their FY2025 earnings estimates for CAE in a report issued on Wednesday, November 13th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now anticipates that the aerospace company will earn $0.86 per share 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 research firms also recently commented on CAE. Royal Bank of Canada raised CAE from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of CAE from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, August 16th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of CAE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $25.00.

CAE Price Performance

Shares of CAE stock opened at $22.26 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $18.69 and its 200 day moving average is $18.59. CAE has a one year low of $15.95 and a one year high of $22.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.84. The stock has a market cap of $7.09 billion, a P/E ratio of -28.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.67.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CAE

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CAE. Brandes Investment Partners LP boosted its position in shares of CAE by 103.8% during the second quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 11,071,485 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $206,027,000 after acquiring an additional 5,640,269 shares during the last quarter. Earnest Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of CAE during the second quarter valued at about $82,597,000. National Bank of Canada FI increased its holdings in shares of CAE by 36.4% in the second quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 5,498,732 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $101,559,000 after purchasing an additional 1,466,880 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in shares of CAE by 67.9% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,624,656 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $30,176,000 after buying an additional 657,227 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clearbridge Investments LLC boosted its stake in CAE by 17.1% during the first quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 3,710,044 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $76,575,000 after buying an additional 541,066 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.36% of the company’s stock.

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.