What is KeyCorp’s Estimate for AAR Q3 Earnings?

AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for AAR in a report issued on Wednesday, January 15th. KeyCorp analyst M. Leshock forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.97 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.09 EPS.

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

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on AIR. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $83.00 price target on shares of AAR in a research report on Friday, October 4th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of AAR from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $75.00 price target on shares of AAR in a report on Monday, November 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $81.50.

AAR Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of AAR stock opened at $70.25 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 2.68. AAR has a 52-week low of $54.71 and a 52-week high of $76.34. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $65.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $65.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 250.91 and a beta of 1.61.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AAR

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Sean M. Gillen sold 17,385 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief financial officer now owns 72,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,797,383.58. The trade was a 19.38 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Christopher A. Jessup sold 33,481 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.40, for a total transaction of $2,357,062.40. Following 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 position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 180,793 shares of company stock valued at $12,184,346 over the last three months. 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.