Brokers Set Expectations for AAR’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:AIR)

AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIRFree Report) – KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of AAR in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 15th. KeyCorp analyst M. Leshock anticipates that the aerospace company will earn $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:AIRGet Free Report) last released 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. AAR had a net margin of 0.41% and a return on equity of 10.46%. The business had revenue of $686.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $654.47 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.81 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 25.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research firms also recently commented on AIR. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $83.00 price objective on shares of AAR in a report on Friday, October 4th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $75.00 price objective on shares of AAR in a report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, StockNews.com raised AAR from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. One equities research 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $81.50.

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AAR Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE AIR opened at $70.25 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.68, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. The company has a market capitalization of $2.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 250.91 and a beta of 1.61. AAR has a 12 month low of $54.71 and a 12 month high of $76.34. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $65.83 and a 200-day moving average of $65.11.

Institutional Trading of AAR

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AIR. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in AAR by 18.5% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 500,200 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $32,693,000 after purchasing an additional 77,974 shares during the period. Barclays PLC raised its position in AAR by 269.4% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 66,223 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $4,328,000 after acquiring an additional 48,298 shares during the period. Shelton Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in AAR in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,068,000. Earnest Partners LLC grew its position in shares of AAR by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 1,588,893 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $115,513,000 after acquiring an additional 48,630 shares during the period. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of AAR by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 22,859 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,494,000 after purchasing an additional 893 shares during the last quarter. 90.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at AAR

In other AAR news, CAO Jessica A. Garascia sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.90, for a total value of $100,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 37,565 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,513,098.50. This trade represents a 3.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO John Mcclain Holmes III sold 128,427 shares of AAR stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 346,680 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,144,356.80. The trade was a 27.03 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 180,793 shares of company stock worth $12,184,346 over the last three months. 4.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

AAR Company Profile

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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.

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