Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the six brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $83.00.

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Loar to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Morgan Stanley set a $91.00 price target on shares of Loar in a research note on Friday. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Loar from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $98.00 target price on shares of Loar in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Loar from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th.

Key Loar News

Here are the key news stories impacting Loar this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Loar reported record Q1 2026 results, with earnings of $0.34 per share topping estimates and revenue of $156.1 million beating expectations, helped by 36.1% year-over-year sales growth. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised FY 2026 guidance to $645 million-$655 million in sales and $1.26-$1.30 in adjusted EPS, well above prior expectations, suggesting management sees continued momentum. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Management also highlighted a $700 million new business pipeline, which points to additional future demand and supports the growth story. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada cut its price target to $80 from $90 but kept an outperform rating, which still implies upside from current levels. Article Title

Loar Price Performance

Loar stock opened at $59.88 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $63.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $67.73. Loar has a 1 year low of $53.15 and a 1 year high of $99.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 84.34 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 2.98 and a current ratio of 4.70.

Loar (NYSE:LOAR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.19. Loar had a net margin of 12.64% and a return on equity of 8.52%. The firm had revenue of $156.09 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $149.71 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.16 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 36.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Loar has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.260-1.300 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Loar will post 0.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Loar

In other Loar news, insider Dirkson R. Charles purchased 36,434 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $67.45 per share, with a total value of $2,457,473.30. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider owned 4,087,005 shares in the company, valued at approximately $275,668,487.25. This represents a 0.90% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Raja Bobbili purchased 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $63.61 per share, for a total transaction of $3,180,500.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 50,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,180,500. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders bought 173,800 shares of company stock valued at $11,327,673. Corporate insiders own 20.10% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Loar

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of LOAR. Rakuten Securities Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Loar in the second quarter worth about $27,000. Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new position in shares of Loar in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Loar by 238.3% in the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 592 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 417 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Loar by 8,383.3% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 509 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 503 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Loar by 122.4% in the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 774 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 426 shares in the last quarter.

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.