Zacks Research Forecasts Weaker Earnings for TransDigm Group

TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG) – Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for TransDigm Group in a report released on Wednesday, January 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings of $31.68 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $31.72. The consensus estimate for TransDigm Group’s current full-year earnings is $34.23 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for TransDigm Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $8.91 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $8.50 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $8.53 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $9.80 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $36.00 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $9.85 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of TransDigm Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut TransDigm Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $1,444.00 to $1,348.00 in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on TransDigm Group from $1,500.00 to $1,375.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on TransDigm Group from $1,440.00 to $1,500.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on TransDigm Group from $1,563.00 to $1,600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,455.00.

TransDigm Group Stock Performance

Shares of TDG stock opened at $1,340.40 on Monday. TransDigm Group has a fifty-two week low of $1,032.43 and a fifty-two week high of $1,451.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $75.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.36, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 1.38. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $1,277.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1,307.04.

Institutional Trading of TransDigm Group

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Ieq Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of TransDigm Group by 16.1% during the second quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 2,302 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $2,942,000 after buying an additional 320 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in TransDigm Group by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 4,651 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $5,942,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. increased its position in shares of TransDigm Group by 33.0% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 31,113 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $39,758,000 after purchasing an additional 7,726 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in shares of TransDigm Group by 188.1% in the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 8,622 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $11,016,000 after purchasing an additional 5,629 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Summit Trail Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of TransDigm Group by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 1,014 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,296,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. 95.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at TransDigm Group

In other TransDigm Group news, Director W Nicholas Howley sold 5,472 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,296.77, for a total transaction of $7,095,925.44. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 21,548 shares in the company, valued at $27,942,799.96. This represents a 20.25 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Kevin M. Stein sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,248.07, for a total transaction of $24,961,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 8,158 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,181,755.06. This represents a 71.03 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 86,525 shares of company stock valued at $108,692,621 over the last quarter. 4.96% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

TransDigm Group Company Profile

TransDigm Group Incorporated designs, produces, and supplies aircraft components in the United States and internationally. The Power & Control segment offers mechanical/electro-mechanical actuators and controls, ignition systems and engine technology, specialized pumps and valves, power conditioning devices, specialized AC/DC electric motors and generators, batteries and chargers, databus and power controls, sensor products, switches and relay panels, hoists, winches and lifting devices, and cargo loading and handling systems.