Insider Trading April 17, 2026 07:54 PM

StandardAero Executive Disposes $31,217 in Shares Amid Recent Corporate Updates

President of Engine Services sells stake as company reports record Q4 2025 results and faces mixed analyst reaction

By Leila Farooq SARO
StandardAero Executive Disposes $31,217 in Shares Amid Recent Corporate Updates
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Prebble Lewis, President of Engine Services - Airlines & Fleets at StandardAero, Inc. (EXCHANGE:SARO), sold 1,141 shares on April 16, 2026, for $27.36 per share, totaling $31,217. The transaction followed an acquisition of 4,147 shares on April 15. StandardAero recently disclosed record fourth-quarter 2025 results and has seen varying analyst responses, including a price-target reduction from Jefferies and a Buy initiation from BTIG. Leadership changes in the Business Aviation unit were also announced.

Key Points

  • Prebble Lewis, President of Engine Services - Airlines & Fleets at StandardAero (EXCHANGE:SARO), sold 1,141 shares on April 16, 2026, at $27.36 per share for total proceeds of $31,217.
  • Lewis acquired 4,147 shares on April 15, 2026, prior to the sale the following day.
  • StandardAero reported record fourth-quarter 2025 results with EPS of $0.24 and total revenues of $1.6 billion; analyst reactions include Jefferies lowering its price target to $34 and BTIG initiating coverage with a Buy rating and $35 target.

Prebble Lewis, who serves as President, Engine Services - Airlines & Fleets at StandardAero, Inc. (EXCHANGE:SARO), completed a sale of common stock on April 16, 2026. The disposition totaled 1,141 shares at a price of $27.36 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $31,217.

The sale followed a separate transaction on April 15 in which Lewis acquired 4,147 shares of common stock. Both transactions were disclosed as part of the company's reported insider activity.


Separately, StandardAero released financial results showing what the company described as record performance for the fourth quarter of 2025. For that quarter, earnings per share were reported at $0.24 and total revenues were $1.6 billion.

Analyst responses to the quarter and forward-looking expectations have been mixed. Jefferies lowered its price target for StandardAero to $34 from $38, citing margin pressures as a concern. In connection with that view, Jefferies revised its first-quarter earnings per share estimate to $0.22, which it noted is slightly below the consensus estimate of $0.25. The firm’s forecast incorporates assumptions of 2% organic growth and a 90 basis point year-over-year decline in margins.

At the same time, BTIG has initiated coverage on StandardAero with a Buy rating and set a price target of $35, pointing to the company’s expansion within the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) sector as a rationale for its outlook.

Leadership adjustments at StandardAero were also disclosed. Giovanni Spitale was named President of the Business Aviation segment, taking over from Anthony Brancato III. Brancato is scheduled to retire and will remain with the company through June 2026 to support the transition.


The transactions involving Prebble Lewis, the company’s reported quarter, the differing analyst assessments from Jefferies and BTIG, and the Business Aviation leadership succession together form the most recent public developments disclosed by or about StandardAero.

Risks

  • Margin pressures cited by Jefferies, including an expected 90 basis point year-over-year decline in margins, pose financial performance uncertainty for StandardAero - impacting aerospace and MRO sector valuations.
  • Jefferies’ reduced first-quarter earnings per share estimate of $0.22, below the consensus $0.25, highlights near-term earnings uncertainty that could affect investor expectations in the industrial and aviation services sectors.
  • Leadership transition in the Business Aviation segment, with Giovanni Spitale succeeding Anthony Brancato III and Brancato remaining until June 2026, introduces a period of operational change that could carry execution risk for that business unit.

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