Desjardins Issues Pessimistic Outlook for CAE Earnings

CAE Inc. (TSE:CAE) (NYSE:CAE) – Analysts at Desjardins lowered their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of CAE in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 17th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.19 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $1.20. Desjardins currently has a “Buy” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock. Desjardins also issued estimates for CAE’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Scotiabank raised their price objective on CAE from C$30.00 to C$32.50 in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Cibc World Mkts downgraded CAE from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. National Bank Financial lowered CAE from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on CAE from C$28.00 to C$30.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on CAE from C$38.00 to C$39.00 in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$36.94.

CAE Trading Down 2.1 %

TSE CAE opened at C$36.12 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.04. CAE has a twelve month low of C$22.28 and a twelve month high of C$39.17. The company has a market cap of C$11.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -34.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.91. The business’s fifty day moving average is C$34.83 and its 200 day moving average is C$29.38.

About CAE

CAE Inc is a global company focused on delivering training for the civil aviation, defense, security, and healthcare markets. Multiple types of simulators and synthetic exercises may be sold to customers to serve as alternatives for live-training experiences. The company’s training solutions are provided through products and services.