AAR Corp. Reports $190,000 in Lobbying Activities for Q1 2025

A recent Lobbying Disclosure Act filing disclosed that AAR Corp. engaged in $190,000 worth of lobbying during the first quarter of 2025. This effort focused on several key issues pertinent to defense and infrastructure legislation.

Areas of Lobbying Focus

The lobbying activities covered a range of critical topics, including:

• Infrastructure legislation concerns.
• Greater use of Used Serviceable Materials by the Department of Defense (DOD).
• Funding for the F-16 Service Life Extension Program.
• FY ’25 appropriations related to the State Department’s WASS.
• Reauthorization issues for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
• Budget considerations in the House and Senate for Foreign Operations.
• Fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act matters.
• Overall defense budget discussions.
• Fiscal year 2025 budget for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

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AIR Insider Trading Activity

In the last six months, insiders at AAR Corp. have engaged in 16 trades of $AIR on the open market, with no purchases. All transactions have been sales.

Here’s a summary of insider trading activities:

• John McClain III Holmes (Chairman, President & CEO) sold 133,427 shares across 8 transactions, totaling approximately $8,927,723.
• Christopher A. Jessup (Senior Vice President-CCO) sold 33,981 shares in 3 transactions, amounting to roughly $2,392,200.
• Sean M. Gillen (Senior VP-CFO) sold 17,385 shares in 3 transactions, valued at around $1,153,160.
• Eric Pachapa (VP-CAO & Controller) sold 6,500 shares for an estimated $435,053.
• Jessica A. Garacia (Senior VP, GC, CAO & Secretary) sold 1,500 shares for an estimated $100,354.

To monitor insider transactions, please check out the Quiver Quantitative dashboard focused on insider trading.

Institutional Investor Activity

Recent data shows significant activity among institutional investors regarding AAR Corp. stock. In the last quarter, 122 institutional investors increased their holdings, while 98 reduced their positions.

Notable transactions include:

• Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd added 580,024 shares (+inf%) in Q4 2024, with an estimated value of $35,543,870.
• Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC decreased holdings by 532,117 shares (-72.6%) in Q4 2024, valued at an estimated $32,608,129.
• Rubric Capital Management LP removed 471,699 shares (-100.0%) in Q4 2024, assessed at around $28,905,714.
• UBS Group AG increased its position by 304,523 shares (+1325.3%) in Q4 2024, with an estimated value of $18,661,169.
• Millennium Management LLC reduced shares by 220,737 (-69.0%) in Q4 2024, worth about $13,526,763.
• BlackRock, Inc. added 217,934 shares (+3.8%) in Q4 2024, valued at approximately $13,354,995.
• Dimensional Fund Advisors LP sold 150,878 shares (-5.6%) in Q4 2024, with an estimated value of $9,245,803.

For more detailed data on hedge fund activity, explore Quiver Quantitative’s institutional holdings dashboard.

Recent Analyst Ratings for AIR

In the past few months, Wall Street analysts have provided feedback on $AIR, with one firm issuing a buy rating and none issuing sell ratings.

Here are recent analyst updates:

• KeyBanc rated the stock as “Overweight” on January 15, 2025.

To view further analyst ratings and price targets for AIR, check out Quiver Quantitative’s forecast page for $AIR.

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