FY2025 EPS Estimates for Curtiss-Wright Co. (NYSE:CW) Lifted by Analyst

Curtiss-Wright Co. (NYSE:CW - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $11.04 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $10.81. The consensus estimate for Curtiss-Wright's current full-year earnings is $10.16 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Curtiss-Wright's Q4 2025 earnings at $3.52 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.04 EPS.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 15th. The aerospace company reported $3.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.92 by $0.24. Curtiss-Wright had a net margin of 12.46% and a return on equity of 16.61%. The company had revenue of $785.79 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $737.09 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.92 earnings per share. Curtiss-Wright's quarterly revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Curtiss-Wright from $244.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 16th. Truist Financial reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a $240.00 target price (down previously from $250.00) on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research note on Monday. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Curtiss-Wright from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $238.00.

Curtiss-Wright Price Performance

Shares of CW stock traded up $2.37 on Thursday, reaching $255.94. The company's stock had a trading volume of 256,577 shares, compared to its average volume of 181,573. The company has a market capitalization of $9.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.82 and a beta of 1.17. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $235.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $218.62. The company has a current ratio of 2.13, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Curtiss-Wright has a 1 year low of $157.72 and a 1 year high of $257.37.

Curtiss-Wright Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 27th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.31%. Curtiss-Wright's dividend payout ratio is presently 8.70%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Curtiss-Wright news, VP Paul J. Ferdenzi sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total transaction of $625,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 15,942 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,985,500. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In other Curtiss-Wright news, VP Paul J. Ferdenzi sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total value of $625,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 15,942 shares in the company, valued at $3,985,500. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, COO Kevin Rayment sold 1,070 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $243.50, for a total transaction of $260,545.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 28,329 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,898,111.50. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders purchased 145 shares of company stock worth $27,451 and sold 12,451 shares worth $3,030,512. 0.67% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Curtiss-Wright

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quadrature Capital Ltd grew its holdings in Curtiss-Wright by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 4,407 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $982,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Curtiss-Wright by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,638,915 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $810,714,000 after buying an additional 46,954 shares in the last quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. MA boosted its stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 33.9% in the fourth quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. MA now owns 32,145 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $7,162,000 after acquiring an additional 8,137 shares during the last quarter. Creekmur Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Curtiss-Wright in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Curtiss-Wright by 18.7% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 247,225 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $55,079,000 after purchasing an additional 38,986 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.71% of the company's stock.

About Curtiss-Wright

Curtiss-Wright Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides engineered products, solutions, and services mainly to aerospace and defense, commercial power, process, and industrial markets worldwide. It operates through three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power.