AAR (AIR) Has "a Great Handle" on its Business, Says Jim Cramer

We recently published 9 Stocks on Jim Cramer’s Radar.  AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR) is one of the stocks on Jim Cramer's radar.

AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR) is a large aerospace and defense company that provides components, engineering services, and other products to the aerospace industry. Its shares are up by 39.7% over the past year and by 16.7% year-to-date. Several analysts have discussed AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR)’s stock in 2025. For instance, RBC Capital bumped the share price target to $105 from $90 and kept an Outperform rating. The financial firm explained that AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR) has the potential to pursue mergers and acquisitions due to its healthy leverage ratio. Like RBC Capital, Keybanc also kept an Overweight rating in January. It set a $93 share price target for AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR) and pointed out that parts distribution activity and market share gains had contributed to the aerospace company’s latest quarterly performance. Cramer also mentioned the demand for AAR Corp. (NYSE:AIR) in his remarks:

“Okay I have a company called AAR. . .I think aerospace is a big theme for me, for, as far as I’m concerned, big theme for me for the whole of 2026. Because the demand is so great. Now this company sells leases, commercial jets, it also repairs engines. They have a great handle on it.”

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