StandardAero, Inc. $SARO Stock Acquired by Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc.

Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. grew its holdings in StandardAero, Inc. (NYSE:SARO) by 26.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 494,505 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 104,115 shares during the quarter. Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in StandardAero were worth $10,558,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Signaturefd LLC boosted its holdings in StandardAero by 37.4% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,302 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 627 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC increased its stake in StandardAero by 11.1% in the third quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 19,029 shares of the company’s stock valued at $406,000 after purchasing an additional 1,899 shares during the last quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC increased its stake in StandardAero by 8.6% in the third quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 57,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,235,000 after purchasing an additional 4,559 shares during the last quarter. Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN increased its stake in StandardAero by 0.6% in the third quarter. Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN now owns 231,382 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,940,000 after purchasing an additional 1,329 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC acquired a new stake in StandardAero during the third quarter worth approximately $483,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on SARO. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of StandardAero in a report on Monday, August 24th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce lowered their target price on shares of StandardAero from $38.00 to $35.00 and set an “outperformer” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Guggenheim began coverage on shares of StandardAero in a research report on Monday, September 14th. They issued a “neutral” rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of StandardAero from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Susquehanna reiterated a “negative” rating on shares of StandardAero in a research note on Thursday, October 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $33.64.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other StandardAero news, CEO Russell Ford sold 40,000 shares of StandardAero stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.42, for a total transaction of $1,256,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 315,986 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,928,280.12. The trade was a 11.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 112,203 shares of company stock worth $3,437,527 over the last quarter. Insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

StandardAero Price Performance

StandardAero stock opened at $22.41 on Wednesday. StandardAero, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $19.56 and a fifty-two week high of $34.48. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $26.82.

StandardAero (NYSE:SARO) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.59 billion. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.20 earnings per share. StandardAero has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.570 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that StandardAero, Inc. will post 1.50 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

StandardAero Profile

StandardAero is an aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company that provides services for commercial and business aviation, military and government operators, and helicopter customers. The company supports aircraft throughout their operating life, helping customers maintain, repair, upgrade and return aircraft and components to service.

Its services include engine maintenance, repair and overhaul; airframe maintenance; avionics and electrical work; component and accessory repair; engineering; and aircraft modifications.