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CAE Inc is an aerospace & defense business based in the US. CAE shares (CAE) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. CAE employs 10,000 staff and has a market cap (total outstanding shares value) of USD$4.2 billion.
How to buy shares in CAE
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- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
- Search for CAE Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: CAE. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until CAE reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$16.08, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of CAE, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of CAE. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.
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How has coronavirus impacted CAE's share price?
Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, CAE's share price has had significant negative movement.
Its last market close was USD$16.08, which is 46.75% down on its pre-crash value of USD$30.2 and 64.08% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$9.8.
If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of CAE shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$332.99 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$538.68.
CAE share price
Use our graph to track the performance of CAE stocks over time.CAE shares at a glance
Information last updated 2020-10-12.
| Latest market close | USD$16.08 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | USD$9.8 - USD$31.11 |
| 50-day moving average | USD$15.1271 |
| 200-day moving average | USD$15.2538 |
| Wall St. target price | USD$19.03 |
| PE ratio | 41.9202 |
| Dividend yield | USD$0.31 (2.77%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | USD$1 |
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CAE price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the close of $16.08 from 2020-10-16
| 1 week (2020-10-13) | -0.06% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2020-09-18) | 6.77% |
| 3 months (2020-07-20) | 7.41% |
| 6 months (2020-04-20) | 6.14% |
| 1 year (2019-10-18) | -34.66% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2018-10-19) | -12.37% |
| 3 years (2017-10-20) | -7.75% |
| 5 years (2015-10-20) | 41.80% |
Is CAE under- or over-valued?
Valuing CAE stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of CAE's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
CAE's P/E ratio
CAE's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 42x. In other words, CAE shares trade at around 42x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
CAE's PEG ratio
CAE's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.45. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into CAE's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
CAE financials
| Gross profit TTM | USD$1.1 billion |
|---|---|
| Return on assets TTM | 3.27% |
| Return on equity TTM | 6.2% |
| Profit margin | 4.16% |
| Book value | $6.226 |
| Market capitalisation | USD$4.2 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Shorting CAE shares
There are currently 1.3 million CAE shares held short by investors – that's known as CAE's "short interest". This figure is 14.4% up from 1.2 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting CAE shares can be evaluated.
CAE's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
CAE's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of CAE shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of CAE shares traded daily (recently around 392110.49562682). CAE's SIR currently stands at 3.43. In other words for every 100,000 CAE shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3430 shares are currently held short.
However CAE's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of CAE shares, or, against the total number of tradable CAE shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case CAE's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 CAE shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable CAE shares, roughly 0 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against CAE.
Find out more about how you can short CAE stock.
CAE share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 16.25% of net profits
Recently CAE has paid out, on average, around 16.25% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.77% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), CAE shareholders could enjoy a 2.77% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In CAE's case, that would currently equate to about $0.31 per share.
While CAE's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that CAE is investing more in its future growth.
CAE's most recent dividend payout was on 31 March 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 March 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have CAE's shares ever split?
CAE's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 5 July 2001. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your CAE shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for CAE shares which in turn could have impacted CAE's share price.
CAE share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, CAE's shares have ranged in value from as little as $9.8 up to $31.11. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while CAE's is 1.9352. This would suggest that CAE's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
CAE overview
CAE Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides training solutions for the civil aviation, defence and security, and healthcare markets worldwide. The company's Civil Aviation Training Solutions segment provides training solutions for flight, cabin, maintenance, and ground personnel in commercial, business, and helicopter aviation; flight simulation training devices; and ab initio pilot training and crew sourcing services. Its Defence and Security segment operates as a training systems integrator for defense forces in the air, land, and naval domains, as well as for government organizations responsible for public safety. The company's Healthcare segment designs and manufactures simulators; offers audiovisual and simulation center management solutions; and develops courseware and offers services for training of medical, nursing, and allied healthcare students, as well as medical practitioners. It trains approximately 220,000 civil and defence crewmembers, including approximately 135,000 pilots and various healthcare professionals. The company was formerly known as CAE Industries Ltd. and changed its name to CAE Inc. in June 1993. CAE Inc. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Canada.
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