Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Textron in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 10th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $1.84 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.76. The consensus estimate for Textron's current full-year earnings is $6.27 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Textron's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.08 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.38 EPS.
Textron (NYSE:TXT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 24th. The aerospace company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.07. Textron had a return on equity of 16.05% and a net margin of 6.73%. The business had revenue of $3.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.97 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.07 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis.
A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on TXT. UBS Group upped their price objective on Textron from $77.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, January 26th. StockNews.com raised Textron from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Textron from $84.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 20th. Bank of America raised Textron from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the company from $85.00 to $105.00 in a research report on Friday, March 8th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on Textron from $104.00 to $111.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $90.88.
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Textron Price Performance
Shares of TXT traded down $0.66 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $93.96. The stock had a trading volume of 939,875 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,159,679. The company's 50-day moving average is $91.04 and its 200 day moving average is $82.87. Textron has a 12-month low of $61.27 and a 12-month high of $97.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.92, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The company has a market capitalization of $18.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.30.
Textron Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th were issued a dividend of $0.02 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 14th. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.09%. Textron's dividend payout ratio is presently 1.75%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Textron
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of TXT. Metis Global Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Textron by 12.8% during the third quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 10,189 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $796,000 after purchasing an additional 1,158 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management raised its holdings in Textron by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 3,271,771 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $255,656,000 after buying an additional 230,560 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its position in Textron by 36.9% in the third quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 542,193 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $42,367,000 after buying an additional 146,055 shares during the last quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd increased its position in Textron by 13.2% during the fourth quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd now owns 98,773 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $7,943,000 after acquiring an additional 11,510 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Textron by 269.1% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 20,896 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $1,680,000 after acquiring an additional 15,235 shares during the period. 86.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
About Textron
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Textron Inc operates in the aircraft, defense, industrial, and finance businesses worldwide. It operates through six segments: Textron Aviation, Bell, Textron Systems, Industrial, Textron eAviation, and Finance. The Textron Aviation segment manufactures, sells, and services business jets, turboprop and piston engine aircraft, and military trainer and defense aircraft; and offers maintenance, inspection, and repair services, as well as sells commercial parts.
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