Loar (NYSE:LOAR) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Loar (NYSE:LOAR) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.320-1.360 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.280. The company issued revenue guidance of $665.0 million-$675.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $652.5 million.

Loar Stock Down 2.0%

LOAR traded down $1.47 during trading on Friday, hitting $71.07. The stock had a trading volume of 533,535 shares, compared to its average volume of 621,800. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $71.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $66.69. The company has a market capitalization of $6.65 billion, a PE ratio of 98.70 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 2.89 and a current ratio of 4.56. Loar has a twelve month low of $53.15 and a twelve month high of $83.43.

Loar (NYSE:LOAR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $171.58 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $162.80 million. Loar had a net margin of 11.60% and a return on equity of 9.42%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 39.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.23 earnings per share. Loar has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.320-1.360 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Loar will post 1.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded Loar from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Loar from $71.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Zacks Research cut shares of Loar from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Loar from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $75.00 price objective on Loar in a report on Sunday, May 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $85.40.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Taiwo K. Danmola sold 35,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.59, for a total transaction of $2,120,650.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 54,286 shares in the company, valued at $3,289,188.74. This represents a 39.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 20.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Loar

Here are the key news stories impacting Loar this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target on Loar from $80 to $85 and reiterated an “outperform” rating, implying meaningful upside from recent trading levels. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Loar exceeded second-quarter expectations: adjusted EPS was $0.38 versus the $0.31 consensus estimate, while revenue reached approximately $171.6 million, up 39.4% year over year and ahead of the $162.8 million estimate. Adjusted EBITDA increased 47.4% to $69.4 million, with margin expanding to 40.5%. Loar Q2 earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised its fiscal 2026 outlook to EPS of $1.32–$1.36 and revenue of $665 million–$675 million, above consensus estimates of $1.28 EPS and $652.5 million revenue. The increase reflects strong aerospace and defense demand and a robust new-business pipeline. Loar Q2 results and outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Recent insider activity was reportedly entirely on the buy side, while several institutional investors increased their Loar positions, providing an additional signal of confidence in the company’s long-term prospects.
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor’s Business Daily described Loar as forming a potential new buy point but pulling back toward an important support level. A decisive move above resistance could strengthen the technical outlook, while failure to hold support may keep the stock volatile. Loar technical setup
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research downgraded Loar from “strong buy” to “hold,” tempering the positive impact of the earnings beat and higher guidance. With the shares trading at an elevated earnings multiple, further gains may depend on continued strong execution and additional upward revisions. Zacks Research

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LOAR. Rakuten Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Loar during the second quarter worth $27,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in Loar by 238.3% during the 4th quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 592 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 417 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its holdings in Loar by 347.0% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after acquiring an additional 753 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Loar in the 4th quarter worth approximately $67,000. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Loar during the 4th quarter worth $73,000.

Loar Company Profile

Loar Holdings Inc, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets aerospace and defense components for aircraft, and aerospace and defense systems in the United States and internationally. It offers products in various categories, which include airframe components, structural components, avionics, composites, braking system components, de-ice and ice protection, electro-mechanical, engineered materials, flight controls, fluid and motion controls, environmental, metal forming, molded components, and restraints and safety devices.