National Bank Financial Reduces Earnings Estimates for CAE

CAE Inc. (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) – Analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of CAE in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, October 17th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now expects that the aerospace company will earn $0.20 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.21. The consensus estimate for CAE’s current full-year earnings is $0.86 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for CAE’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.25 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com cut shares of CAE from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 4th. Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of CAE from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered CAE from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, CAE currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $28.00.

CAE Stock Performance

NYSE:CAE opened at $19.19 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $6.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -26.65, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.67. CAE has a 1 year low of $15.95 and a 1 year high of $23.24. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $18.02 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $18.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.61.

CAE (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 13th. The aerospace company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.05 billion. CAE had a negative net margin of 7.38% and a positive return on equity of 5.96%. CAE’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.18 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CAE

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board raised its position in shares of CAE by 9.5% in the 2nd quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 1,033,296 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $19,188,000 after purchasing an additional 89,800 shares during the last quarter. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of CAE by 20.1% during the second quarter. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. now owns 210,223 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $3,906,000 after buying an additional 35,222 shares during the period. Henry James International Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of CAE by 16.0% during the first quarter. Henry James International Management Inc. now owns 210,400 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $4,343,000 after buying an additional 28,991 shares during the period. Clearline Capital LP purchased a new stake in shares of CAE during the second quarter valued at $2,290,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in shares of CAE by 97.2% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 305,191 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $6,299,000 after acquiring an additional 150,429 shares during the period. 67.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.