What is KeyCorp’s Forecast for AAR FY2025 Earnings?

AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of AAR in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 15th. KeyCorp analyst M. Leshock anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $3.83 per share for the year. 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 FY2026 earnings at $4.63 EPS.

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

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on AIR. StockNews.com upgraded AAR from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $75.00 price objective on shares of AAR in a report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $83.00 target price on shares of AAR in a report on Friday, October 4th. One 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AAR currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $81.50.

AAR Trading Down 0.5 %

AAR stock opened at $70.25 on Friday. AAR has a 12-month low of $54.71 and a 12-month high of $76.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 2.68 and a quick ratio of 1.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.52 billion, a PE ratio of 250.91 and a beta of 1.61. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $65.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $65.18.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Sean M. Gillen sold 17,385 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.33, for a total value of $1,153,147.05. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 72,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,797,383.58. This represents a 19.38 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO John Mcclain Holmes III sold 128,427 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $66.76, for a total transaction of $8,573,786.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 346,680 shares in the company, valued at $23,144,356.80. The trade was a 27.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 180,793 shares of company stock worth $12,184,346 over the last 90 days. 4.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of AAR

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new stake in AAR in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of AAR by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 130,437 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $9,483,000 after purchasing an additional 7,938 shares during the last quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. bought a new stake in AAR in the second quarter worth $370,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in AAR by 27.2% during the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 4,767 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $347,000 after buying an additional 1,020 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Eagle Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in AAR by 0.9% during the second quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 199,505 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $14,504,000 after buying an additional 1,700 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.74% of the company’s stock.

About AAR

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.