Zacks Research Expects Increased Earnings for Curtiss-Wright

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Curtiss-Wright in a report issued on Tuesday, June 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $2.91 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.90. The consensus estimate for Curtiss-Wright's current full-year earnings is $12.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Curtiss-Wright's FY2027 earnings at $14.50 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on CW. Wall Street Zen lowered Curtiss-Wright from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, May 24th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Curtiss-Wright from $432.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $331.00 to $309.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $357.00 to $338.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $444.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, June 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $418.00.

Curtiss-Wright Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of CW stock opened at $476.51 on Thursday. Curtiss-Wright has a 12-month low of $258.85 and a 12-month high of $484.05. The company has a market capitalization of $17.95 billion, a PE ratio of 42.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.14. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $410.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $362.99. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The aerospace company reported $2.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.39 by $0.43. Curtiss-Wright had a net margin of 13.38% and a return on equity of 18.02%. The company had revenue of $805.65 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $767.32 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.99 EPS. Curtiss-Wright's quarterly revenue was up 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Voya Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 114.5% during the 1st quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 44,697 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $14,181,000 after purchasing an additional 23,859 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC boosted its position in Curtiss-Wright by 1.7% in the first quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 10,258 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $3,255,000 after buying an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio bought a new stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright during the first quarter worth $3,651,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 336.1% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 5,046 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $1,599,000 after buying an additional 3,889 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 104.1% in the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 13,359 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $4,238,000 after acquiring an additional 6,815 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.71% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Curtiss-Wright news, CFO K Christopher Farkas sold 4,780 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $350.00, for a total transaction of $1,673,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 9,253 shares in the company, valued at $3,238,550. The trade was a 34.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Bruce D. Hoechner sold 1,900 shares of Curtiss-Wright stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $448.00, for a total value of $851,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 4,523 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,026,304. The trade was a 29.58% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 7,130 shares of company stock valued at $2,726,412 over the last quarter. 0.55% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Curtiss-Wright Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 7th. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th will be paid a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 16th. This is an increase from Curtiss-Wright's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. Curtiss-Wright's payout ratio is 8.54%.

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.

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