Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for LOAR in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Gekko Brief
AI summaryThis week's attention on Loar centers on a valuation debate rather than new operating news: one piece argues LOAR stock may be 31% overvalued as cash flow falls short, while a separate comparison piece weighs Loar against BETA Technologies across ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations. Both concern how the market should size up Loar's business rather than any fresh results, deal or regulatory development.
Loar closes at $63.57, down 2.3% on the day, sitting between its 50-day average of $69.90 and 200-day average of $67.42, a trend the checklist marks as mixed. The GekkoIndex reads 64.9, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, down 3.5 over five days. Gekko Fair Value stands at $62.97, putting price about 1% above that mark.
Loar's next earnings date falls on 11 November 2026, 43 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold; the last report on 6 August 2026 produced EPS of $0.33 against a $0.27 estimate, followed by a 6.3% reaction, with 4 beats in the last 8 quarters and an average absolute reaction of 5.5%. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current windows, and seasonality data is insufficient for a read. Analyst coverage shows 3 buy and 1 hold ratings among 4 firms, with a consensus target of $89.80.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Loar price vs fair value
Close $63.57200-day averageGekko Fair Value $62.97
Loar quick facts
- Market cap
- $5.95B
- P/E ratio
- 89.6
- Forward P/E
- 40.3
- EPS, TTM
- $0.73
- Revenue, TTM
- $586.2M
- Profit margin
- 11.6%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.56
- Volume
- 646,106 avg 731,760
- 1-year return
- −18.2%
- Typical daily move
- ±3.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±8.1%
- 50-day average
- $69.90
- 200-day average
- $67.42
- Next earnings
- Nov 11
- Shares outstanding
- 93.69M
Loar swing-trade checklist
Loar scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 4 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive2 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $63.57 sits between the 50-day ($69.90) and 200-day ($67.42) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
64.9, Accumulation
Reading 64.9 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
1.0% above
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (1% above).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 43 days
Next report Nov 11, 2026, 43 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalityno data
No data
Not enough years of history for a seasonal read.
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Loar stock chart and price history
Loar closed at $63.57 on Sep 28, 2026, −18.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $53.15 to $83.43.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −13.0%
- 3 months
- −20.3%
- 6 months
- +13.8%
- 1 year
- −18.2%
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About Loar
Loar designs, builds, and sells specialized components used across aircraft, aerospace systems, and military defense equipment. Its parts are engineered for use in various aviation and defense applications, and the company has built its identity around supplying these niche, purpose-built components rather than broader aerospace products.
The business centers on manufacturing and marketing these specialized parts to customers operating within the aircraft, aerospace, and military defense fields. Its work supports systems used across both commercial and defense-related aviation contexts.
Loar began operating on August 21, 2017, and its headquarters are located in White Plains, New York. Shares of the company are listed on the NYSE under the ticker LOAR.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Website
- loargroup.com
Loar GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Loar’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 64.9, in the Accumulation zone, down 3.5 points over five sessions.
64.9Accumulation
Down 3.5 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 33 | +1.5% | +3.5% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 206 | 0.0% | +4.1% | ||
| Neutral | 321 | +1.0% | +0.8% | ||
| Distribution | 42 | −3.1% | −3.2% | ||
| Selling | 0 | Not available | |||
Average LOAR share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is Loar stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Loar trades 1.0% above Gekko Fair Value of $62.97, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Loar shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$62.97
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
1.0% above fair value · About fair value
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Loar insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Loar, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in LOAR were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Sep 30
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Loar earnings: next date and track record
Loar reports on Nov 11, 2026 (43 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 11, 2026
43 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.33
- Revenue estimate
- $170.3M
4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±5.5%average move across the report
1 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 6, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Loar Holdings reported a very strong Q2 2026 with record sales ($172M), record adjusted EBITDA and record adjusted EBITDA margins (16th consecutive quarter of sequential adjusted EBITDA records). Management highlighted broad-based demand across commercial OEM (up 28% YoY), commercial aftermarket (up 12% YoY) and defense (up 8% YoY) on a pro forma basis including recent acquisitions. The company emphasized successful conversion of its new-business pipeline (approximately $750M revenue potential over five years, with ~ $200M of initial orders/visibility), disciplined M&A execution (four acquisitions since IPO, $1.1B invested), and improvements in supply chain and talent. Management raised full-year 2026 guidance and expressed high confidence in meeting or beating the high end of the range. Management also noted capacity and investment needs in certain businesses (Fans & Motors, restraints, brakes) and called out noncash amortization and higher interest expense as GAAP headwinds. Overall tone was confident and constructive, with management repeatedly stressing disciplined focus, certification wins, and sustained secular tailwinds for aerospace.
- Guidance
- Updated calendar year 2026 guidance (pro forma): Net sales $665M - $675M; Adjusted EBITDA $265M - $270M, adjusted EBITDA margin ~40%; GAAP net income $56M - $60M; Adjusted EPS approx $1.32 (truncated in transcript). End-market growth expectations for calendar 2026 (pro forma): Commercial OE up high double-digits; Commercial aftermarket up low double-digits; Defense up mid-single-digits. Organic pipeline: ~$750M revenue potential over next 5 years; ~$200M of initial orders/visibility (PO-to-PO, not under long-term agreements).
- Risks flagged
- Capacity constraints and need for capital investment in Fans & Motors, restraints and brakes to keep up with demand; lumpiness and timing of defense orders; higher interest expense and noncash amortization reducing GAAP margins; potential supply-chain or 'black swan' events; reliance on PO-to-PO conversions rather than long-term agreements; inventory/destocking risk in aftermarket (management views risk as largely behind them).
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $0.33 est $0.27 | $171.6M est $162.8M | −6.3% |
| May 7, 2026 | $0.12 est $0.20 | $156.1M est $149.7M | −3.3% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $0.13 est $0.19 | $131.8M est $128.0M | +3.7% |
| Nov 12, 2025 | $0.35 est $0.22 | $126.8M est $125.5M | −6.4% |
| Aug 13, 2025 | $0.23 est $0.19 | $123.1M est $126.8M | −0.2% |
| May 13, 2025 | $0.16 est $0.19 | $114.7M est $112.6M | −16.2% |
| Mar 5, 2025 | $0.04 est $0.15 | $110.4M est $102.5M | −1.3% |
| Nov 13, 2024 | $0.15 est $0.14 | $103.5M est $97.30M | −6.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Loar stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Loar is $89.80, +41.3% from the last close, from 4 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$89.80consensus 12-month target, +41.3% from the last close
Now $63.57Avg $89.80
Low $82High $107
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 4 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | Goldman Sachs | $107 | +68.3% |
| Aug 10 | Morgan Stanley | $82 | +29.0% |
| Aug 9 | Goldman Sachs | $107 | +68.3% |
| Aug 9 | Jefferies | $88 | +38.4% |
| Aug 7 | RBC Capital | $85 | +33.7% |
+4.1%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
±3.8%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Loar market cap and key statistics
Loar’s market cap is $5.95B, with a P/E ratio of 89.6 and revenue of $586.2M over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $5.95B
- P/E ratio
- 89.6
- Forward P/E
- 40.3
- EPS, TTM
- $0.73
- Gekko Fair Value
- $62.97
Trading
- Volume
- 646,106
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 731,760
- 52-week high
- $83.43
- 52-week low
- $53.15
- Shares outstanding
- 93.69M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $586.2M
- Profit margin
- 11.6%
- Return on equity
- 5.8%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +5.2%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.56
- Typical daily move
- ±3.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±8.1%
Loar stock news this week
2 headlines about Loar from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- Loar Holdings (LOAR) Stock May Be 31% Overvalued As Cash Flow Falls ShortYahoo Finance, Sep 24
- Comparing BETA Technologies (NYSE:BETA) & Loar (NYSE:LOAR)Defense World, Sep 24
Loar peers
Loar’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| GEGE Aerospace | Accumulation | 0.8% below |
| RTXRTX | Accumulation | 12.0% below |
| BABoeing | Buying | 22.4% below |
| LMTLockheed Martin | Accumulation | 19.7% below |
| HWMHowmet Aerospace | Accumulation | 3.2% below |
| GDGeneral Dynamics | Accumulation | 9.8% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Loar stock FAQ
What is Loar’s market cap?
Loar’s market cap is $5.95B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $63.57, with 93.69M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 89.6.
What is the Loar stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Loar is $89.80, +41.3% from the last close. Of the 4 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 3 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Loar stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Loar is about fair value: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $63.57 is 1.0% above Gekko Fair Value of $62.97. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Loar report earnings next?
Loar is expected to report on Nov 11, 2026 (43 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.33 per share on revenue of $170.3M. Loar beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 5.5% on average across the report.
What is Loar’s 52-week high and low?
Loar’s 52-week high is $83.43 and its 52-week low is $53.15; it closed at $63.57 on Sep 28, 2026, −18.2% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $99.67 on May 12, 2025.
Is Loar stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 4 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (trend and fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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