Zacks Research Has Negative Forecast for Textron Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research lowered Textron's Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate from $1.47 to $1.46, while maintaining a full-year earnings estimate of $6.12 per share.
• Textron has set its FY 2025 guidance between $6.000 and $6.200 EPS, with expected earnings of $1.78 EPS for Q4 2025 and $2.02 EPS for Q4 2026.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.02 per share, contributing to an annualized yield of 0.1% for shareholders of record as of September 12th.

Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Textron in a report issued on Tuesday, September 2nd. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings of $1.46 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.47. The consensus estimate for Textron's current full-year earnings is $6.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Textron's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.78 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.02 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.55 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.30 EPS.

Textron (NYSE:TXT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The aerospace company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $3.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.64 billion. Textron had a return on equity of 14.26% and a net margin of 5.80%.Textron's quarterly revenue was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.54 EPS. Textron has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.000-6.200 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on TXT. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $85.00 price target (down previously from $95.00) on shares of Textron in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $95.00 price objective (up from $85.00) on shares of Textron in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Textron from $71.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Susquehanna upped their target price on Textron from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Textron from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Textron has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $92.67.

Textron Stock Performance

Shares of Textron stock traded up $1.30 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $82.75. 1,815,056 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,510,121. Textron has a 12-month low of $57.70 and a 12-month high of $91.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.72, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $80.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $75.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.84 and a quick ratio of 0.84.

Institutional Trading of Textron

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in Textron by 191.9% in the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 324 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 213 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new stake in Textron in the second quarter worth about $27,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in shares of Textron during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new position in shares of Textron during the second quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Textron by 100.0% during the first quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 524 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 262 shares during the last quarter. 86.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Textron

In other Textron news, EVP Julie G. Duffy sold 28,543 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.37, for a total value of $2,265,457.91. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 37,624 shares in the company, valued at $2,986,216.88. This trade represents a 43.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Textron Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Investors of record on Friday, September 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.02 per share. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 12th. Textron's payout ratio is currently 1.81%.

About Textron

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.