15 Best IPO Stocks to Buy and Hold For 3 Years

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8. StandardAero Inc. (NYSE:SARO)

EPS Forward Long Term Growth (3-5 Year CAGR): 245.52%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 48

StandardAero Inc. (NYSE:SARO) is one of the best IPO stocks to buy and hold for 3 years. On August 28, StandardAero celebrated the grand opening of a major expansion to its business aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul/MRO facility at Augusta Regional Airport/AGS in Augusta, Georgia. The expansion represents a 60% increase and adds 80,500 square feet to the existing campus, which brings the total size to 210,000 square feet.

The project is expected to increase the company’s capacity to serve business aviation operators in North America and beyond, while creating ~100 new technically skilled jobs in the region. The expansion adds new hangar and engine shop space, advanced avionics capabilities, and improved customer amenities. This investment will also increase the MRO capacity for the Honeywell HTF7000 engine, for which StandardAero is the exclusive independent heavy overhaul provider licensed by the OEM.

While airframe maintenance services are already being performed in the new hangar, the new engine shop is expected to be fully operational in the first half of 2026. StandardAero is actively hiring to support its expanded operations and currently employs ~175 people at the Augusta facility and ~7,700 worldwide.

StandardAero Inc. (NYSE:SARO) provides aerospace engine aftermarket services for fixed and rotary wing aircraft internationally. It has 2 segments: Engine Services and Component Repair Services.

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