Loar (NYSE:LOAR) Insider Purchases $281,163.34 in Stock

Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR) insider Dirkson Charles purchased 4,166 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $67.49 per share, for a total transaction of $281,163.34. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider directly owned 4,050,571 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $273,373,036.79. This trade represents a 0.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Loar Price Performance

Shares of LOAR stock opened at $64.70 on Friday. Loar Holdings Inc. has a 12 month low of $62.05 and a 12 month high of $99.67. The company has a market capitalization of $6.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 86.27 and a beta of 0.34. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $69.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $72.24. The company has a current ratio of 4.70, a quick ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61.

Loar (NYSE:LOAR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $131.75 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $128.00 million. Loar had a return on equity of 7.54% and a net margin of 14.54%.Loar’s quarterly revenue was up 19.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.11 earnings per share. Loar has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.800 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Loar Holdings Inc. will post 0.28 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on LOAR shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded Loar from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Zacks Research raised Loar to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Loar in a report on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Loar from $92.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $98.00 price target on shares of Loar in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $92.00.

Key Loar News

Here are the key news stories impacting Loar this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Significant insider buying: Director Raja Bobbili bought 50,000 shares at ~$63.61 (≈$3.18M) and major holder Dirkson R. Charles purchased a total of ~44,000 shares across Mar 10–12 (~$2.97M). Large, contemporaneous insider purchases signal management/insider confidence and likely supported the stock’s uptick. Read More. | Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings beat and forward guide: Loar reported $0.26 EPS vs. $0.19 consensus and $131.8M revenue vs. $128M; revenue rose ~19% y/y and management set FY‑2026 EPS guidance of $0.760–0.800 — this gives investors better visibility and supports the rally. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Peer comparison: Recent coverage comparing Loar to Hexcel (HXL) provides useful sector/relative‑valuation context but is not an immediate catalyst. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional flows: Some institutions increased positions in Q4 (e.g., T. Rowe Price), but recent purchases reported are modest relative to Loar’s market cap and are unlikely alone to drive big moves. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed analyst views could limit near‑term upside: several banks have trimmed targets or cautioned even as others reaffirm buy ratings; and the shares trade at a high P/E and below some moving averages, which can act as resistance until growth sustainability is clearer. Read More.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Capital International Investors grew its holdings in Loar by 61.8% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 7,218,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $490,879,000 after acquiring an additional 2,757,297 shares during the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Loar by 17.3% during the fourth quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 3,064,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $208,418,000 after purchasing an additional 452,646 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Loar by 39.0% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,533,540 shares of the company’s stock valued at $172,281,000 after purchasing an additional 711,182 shares in the last quarter. Bamco Inc. NY raised its position in Loar by 17.2% in the 4th quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 2,119,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $144,126,000 after purchasing an additional 310,406 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Loar by 18.1% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,880,955 shares of the company’s stock worth $127,905,000 after buying an additional 288,095 shares in the last quarter.

About Loar

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.