Rational Advisors Inc. Buys 773 Shares of Transdigm Group Incorporated $TDG

Rational Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Transdigm Group Incorporated (NYSE:TDG) by 4,547.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 790 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after purchasing an additional 773 shares during the period. Rational Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Transdigm Group were worth $1,052,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Transdigm Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Burkett Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Transdigm Group during the second quarter worth about $25,000. MCF Advisors LLC increased its stake in Transdigm Group by 900.0% during the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 20 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the period. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Transdigm Group by 1,900.0% during the fourth quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 20 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares during the period. Finally, Colonial Trust Co SC raised its holdings in Transdigm Group by 162.5% in the 4th quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 21 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 13 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have commented on TDG. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Transdigm Group from $1,450.00 to $1,525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Transdigm Group from $1,585.00 to $1,695.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Transdigm Group from $1,565.00 to $1,575.00 in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $1,405.00 price target (down from $1,525.00) on shares of Transdigm Group in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane lowered their price target on shares of Transdigm Group from $1,800.00 to $1,750.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $1,463.71.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Transdigm Group news, Director W Nicholas Howley sold 10,132 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,236.28, for a total transaction of $12,525,988.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 21,548 shares in the company, valued at $26,639,361.44. This represents a 31.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, COO Joel Reiss sold 3,900 shares of Transdigm Group stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,238.76, for a total value of $4,831,164.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 3,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,459,536. The trade was a 52.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 38,196 shares of company stock worth $48,027,598 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 3.20% of the company’s stock.

Transdigm Group Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of TDG opened at $1,184.14 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $1,257.95 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1,242.67. The stock has a market cap of $66.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 0.91. Transdigm Group Incorporated has a 12 month low of $1,123.61 and a 12 month high of $1,463.03.

Transdigm Group (NYSE:TDG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The aerospace company reported $10.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $10.30 by $0.57. Transdigm Group had a negative return on equity of 23.65% and a net margin of 19.69%.The company had revenue of $2.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.68 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $9.60 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 22.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Transdigm Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 40.620-41.460 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Transdigm Group Incorporated will post 38.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Transdigm Group Profile

TransDigm Group Incorporated is a designer, producer and supplier of engineered aircraft components and systems for commercial and military aerospace applications. The company’s product portfolio covers a broad range of mission-critical parts and subsystems, including mechanical and electromechanical components, ignition and fuel system parts, sensors and actuators, cockpit and cabin systems, and other safety-critical hardware. TransDigm supplies original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as well as the aftermarket, providing spare parts, repair and overhaul services and component support throughout an asset’s life cycle.

TransDigm’s operating model places emphasis on proprietary, niche components that are difficult to replace, and the company operates through a collection of independently run subsidiaries and brands that sell specialized products.