Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE:SPR) Trading Down 2.1% on Analyst Downgrade

Shares of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPRGet Free Report) were down 2.1% on Friday after StockNews.com downgraded the stock from a hold rating to a sell rating. The company traded as low as $19.42 and last traded at $19.64. Approximately 454,989 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 83% from the average daily volume of 2,714,413 shares. The stock had previously closed at $20.06.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on SPR. Truist Financial cut shares of Spirit AeroSystems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $42.00 to $25.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 3rd. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their target price on shares of Spirit AeroSystems from $38.00 to $29.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 4th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Spirit AeroSystems from $40.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Spirit AeroSystems from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $45.00 to $30.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Spirit AeroSystems from $27.00 to $22.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 3rd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $29.38.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Spirit AeroSystems

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Spirit AeroSystems by 0.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,384,185 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $458,793,000 after acquiring an additional 68,953 shares during the period. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of Spirit AeroSystems by 58.8% in the 1st quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,240,685 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $284,551,000 after purchasing an additional 3,051,014 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in shares of Spirit AeroSystems by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 7,077,397 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $244,384,000 after purchasing an additional 93,707 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Spirit AeroSystems by 20.1% in the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 6,695,378 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $198,183,000 after purchasing an additional 1,122,570 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BlackRock Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Spirit AeroSystems by 4.8% in the 1st quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 6,222,548 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $214,865,000 after purchasing an additional 286,582 shares in the last quarter. 89.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Spirit AeroSystems Trading Up 2.9 %

The business’s 50 day moving average price is $26.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $29.44. The company has a market capitalization of $2.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.52 and a beta of 1.64.

Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE:SPRGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 2nd. The aerospace company reported ($1.46) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.79) by ($0.67). The firm had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.31 billion. Spirit AeroSystems had a negative return on equity of 365.67% and a negative net margin of 15.91%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($1.21) EPS. Analysts expect that Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. will post -3.91 EPS for the current year.

About Spirit AeroSystems

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Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc engages in the design, engineering, manufacture, and marketing of commercial aerostructures worldwide. It operates through three segments: Commercial, Defense & Space, and Aftermarket. The Commercial segment offers forward, mid, and rear fuselage sections and systems, nacelles, struts/pylons, horizontal and vertical stabilizers, flaps and slats flight control surfaces, wing structures, and fully functional and tested wing systems.

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