FY2025 Earnings Forecast for AAR Issued By KeyCorp

AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for AAR in a report released on Wednesday, January 15th. KeyCorp analyst M. Leshock forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $3.83 per share for the year. KeyCorp currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for AAR’s current full-year earnings is $3.75 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for AAR’s FY2026 earnings at $4.63 EPS.

AAR (NYSE:AIR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 7th. The aerospace company reported $0.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.07. AAR had a net margin of 0.41% and a return on equity of 10.46%. The company had revenue of $686.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $654.47 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 25.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $75.00 price objective on shares of AAR in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $83.00 price target on shares of AAR in a research report on Friday, October 4th. Finally, StockNews.com raised AAR from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $81.50.

AAR Price Performance

AAR stock opened at $70.25 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 2.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. AAR has a 52-week low of $54.71 and a 52-week high of $76.34. The firm has a market cap of $2.52 billion, a PE ratio of 250.91 and a beta of 1.61. The company’s 50 day moving average is $65.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $65.22.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Amalgamated Bank boosted its holdings in shares of AAR by 1.7% in the third quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 10,319 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $674,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its position in AAR by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 3,537 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $231,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC boosted its stake in AAR by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 6,505 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $399,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in AAR by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 3,818 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $249,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sheets Smith Wealth Management grew its position in AAR by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Sheets Smith Wealth Management now owns 7,015 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $430,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.74% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at AAR

In related news, SVP Christopher A. Jessup sold 33,481 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $70.40, for a total value of $2,357,062.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 63,209 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,449,913.60. This represents a 34.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Sean M. Gillen sold 17,385 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.33, for a total transaction of $1,153,147.05. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 72,326 shares in the company, valued at $4,797,383.58. This represents a 19.38 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 180,793 shares of company stock worth $12,184,346 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 4.10% of the company’s stock.

AAR Company Profile

AAR Corp. provides products and services to commercial aviation, government, and defense markets worldwide. The Parts Supply segment leases and sells aircraft components and replacement parts. The Repair & Engineering segment provides airframe maintenance services, such as airframe inspection, painting, line maintenance, airframe modification, structural repair, avionics service and installation, exterior and interior refurbishment, and engineering and support services; component repair services comprising maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, engine and airframe accessories, and interior refurbishment; and landing gear overhaul services, including repair services on wheels and brakes.