StandardAero, Inc. (NYSE:SARO) Stock Rated “Moderate Buy” by Wall Street Brokerages

Shares of StandardAero, Inc. (NYSE:SARO) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, seven have issued a buy recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $34.00.

A number of research analysts have recently commented on SARO shares. Susquehanna reissued a “negative” rating on shares of StandardAero in a research report on Thursday, October 1st. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of StandardAero from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of StandardAero from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of StandardAero from $35.00 to $27.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 17th. Finally, Guggenheim began coverage on shares of StandardAero in a report on Monday, September 14th. They issued a “neutral” rating on the stock.

StandardAero Stock Performance

StandardAero stock opened at $20.20 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $24.56 and its 200 day moving average price is $26.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.68 billion, a PE ratio of 20.82 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a current ratio of 2.13. StandardAero has a one year low of $19.85 and a one year high of $34.48.

StandardAero (NYSE:SARO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.08. StandardAero had a return on equity of 14.52% and a net margin of 5.12%. The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.59 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.20 EPS. StandardAero’s quarterly revenue was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. StandardAero has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.570 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that StandardAero will post 1.50 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Russell Ford sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.42, for a total transaction of $1,256,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 315,986 shares in the company, valued at $9,928,280.12. This trade represents a 11.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 111,423 shares of company stock valued at $3,420,960. Corporate insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of StandardAero

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SARO. Cooper Financial Group acquired a new position in StandardAero in the third quarter worth about $623,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its holdings in StandardAero by 72.7% in the third quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 543 shares during the last quarter. CX Institutional acquired a new stake in StandardAero during the third quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Scholtz & Company LLC acquired a new stake in StandardAero during the second quarter valued at approximately $3,960,000. Finally, WINTON GROUP Ltd lifted its holdings in StandardAero by 19.0% during the 2nd quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 113,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,404,000 after buying an additional 18,206 shares during the last quarter.

About StandardAero

StandardAero is an aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company serving commercial aviation, business aviation, general aviation, military and government customers. The company provides services designed to maintain, repair, overhaul and extend the operating life of aircraft and their components.

Its offerings include engine maintenance and overhaul, airframe services, avionics and electrical work, landing-gear and component support, engineering, and parts and logistics services.