CAE (NYSE:CAE) Cut to “Sector Perform” at National Bank Financial

National Bank Financial downgraded shares of CAE (NYSE:CAE) (TSE:CAE) from an outperform rating to a sector perform rating in a report published on Wednesday, MarketBeat.com reports. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for CAE’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.83 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on CAE. Desjardins raised CAE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 23rd. Cibc World Mkts downgraded CAE from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. StockNews.com raised CAE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, TD Securities downgraded CAE from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CAE presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $25.00.

CAE Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE:CAE opened at $24.31 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $7.77 billion, a P/E ratio of -31.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.72. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $23.80 and its 200-day moving average is $20.16. CAE has a 52-week low of $15.95 and a 52-week high of $25.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 0.84.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CAE

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CAE. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in CAE by 22.1% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 199,281 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $3,703,000 after purchasing an additional 36,084 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in CAE by 14.1% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 922,622 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $17,145,000 after purchasing an additional 114,229 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC bought a new position in shares of CAE in the second quarter valued at approximately $230,000. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in shares of CAE in the second quarter valued at approximately $275,000. Finally, BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp raised its stake in shares of CAE by 186.8% in the second quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 44,426 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $825,000 after acquiring an additional 28,934 shares during the last quarter. 67.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About CAE

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.