1 insider bought €38k of shares over the last 90 days, the latest filed 03 Sept 2026.
Headquartered in Munich, Germany, MTU Aero Engines AG belongs to the Defense & Aerospace sector and traces its origins to 1934. Filings by its managers are published through BaFin. 4 insiders have disclosed 11 filings since 18 October 2025.
No insider sold shares on the market over the period. Instead, the filings list 11 purchases totalling €645k, made by 4 insiders. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. Those buying include 4 senior executives. One trade stands out by size: a purchase of €146k from Bußmann, Dr. Johannes, disclosed on 6 March 2026, or 0.0007% of market capitalisation.
Across the 287 companies tracked on its exchange, the median is 5 filings; at 11 filings, this issuer sits above that mark. Our records for MTU Aero Engines AG go back to 2025, with 14 purchases and no sales on the open market in total.
In the case of 9 purchases, another manager of the company was buying within the same 30 days. Purchases made close together by different insiders form what is called a cluster. The most recent open-market purchase was published on 3 September 2026, 44 days ago. Typically, a trade is published a median of 4 days after it takes place. The regulation allows three business days to notify a trade (MAR article 19).
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at Heico Corp. Source: insider filings from BaFin. Past trades are no guide to future returns.
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Analysts rate MTU Aero Engines AG Buy (bullish), based on 20 analysts. Average price target: €414.85.
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MTU Aero Engines AG is a leading aerospace propulsion group listed on Xetra/Frankfurt (DAX/MDAX/SDAX) in Germany. Headquartered in Munich, MTU is widely regarded as Germany’s leading engine manufacturer and a highly specialised supplier of commercial and military aircraft propulsion systems, as well as maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services. Its business model rests on three main pillars: the design and manufacture of engine modules and components, participation in large international engine programmes through partnerships and joint ventures, and a recurring, cash-generating maintenance franchise.
The company has deep roots in the German aerospace ecosystem and has built its position through decades of engineering expertise and close collaboration with global aircraft and engine manufacturers. MTU’s portfolio spans both civil and defence applications, while also giving investors exposure to the next generation of aviation technologies. The group highlights strong capabilities in high-growth engine families, especially the geared turbofan (GTF) family, and in widely used reference platforms such as the CFM56, V2500, LEAP and GEnx through its MRO and support activities.
From a competitive standpoint, MTU occupies a valuable niche in a highly capital-intensive and technically demanding industry. It combines advanced engineering know-how, industrial depth and long-duration programme exposure with airlines’ fleet cycles. Its business relationships include major industry names such as Airbus, Pratt & Whitney, GE Aerospace and Lufthansa Technik, depending on the programme. Geographically, MTU is global: it has a strong industrial base in Germany and an international network of maintenance sites and joint ventures across Europe, North America and Asia.
Recent developments underline the group’s momentum. MTU reported strong first-quarter 2025 growth in both revenue and earnings, and later signalled a new record revenue level for fiscal 2025. In 2025, the company also expanded its technology efforts around aviation decarbonisation, including hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion and its Flying Fuel Cell concept. At the same time, MTU Maintenance continued to scale its MRO operations, reinforcing the group’s growth profile and improving earnings resilience. For long-term investors, MTU combines industrial quality, technological optionality and structural exposure to global aircraft fleet growth and aftermarket demand.
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