Zacks Research Has Bearish Outlook for Textron Q2 Earnings

Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Textron in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings of $1.43 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.48. The consensus estimate for Textron's current full-year earnings is $6.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Textron's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.58 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.07 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.37 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.21 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.24 EPS.

TXT has been the subject of several other reports. TD Cowen raised shares of Textron to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, February 24th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Textron from $100.00 to $92.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Textron from $62.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. Bank of America cut shares of Textron from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and decreased their price target for the company from $110.00 to $85.00 in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Textron from $82.00 to $71.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $87.70.

Textron Stock Performance

Textron stock traded down $0.46 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $73.02. 804,249 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,213,333. The firm has a market cap of $13.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.94, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $70.10 and a 200 day moving average of $75.40. Textron has a 12 month low of $57.70 and a 12 month high of $94.57.

Textron (NYSE:TXT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The aerospace company reported $1.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $3.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.26 billion. Textron had a net margin of 6.01% and a return on equity of 14.92%. Textron's revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.20 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Textron by 50.2% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 603,171 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $46,137,000 after purchasing an additional 201,696 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Textron by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 4,784 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $366,000 after acquiring an additional 265 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Textron by 28.6% during the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 20,132 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $1,540,000 after acquiring an additional 4,480 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Textron by 44.6% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 17,390 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $1,343,000 after purchasing an additional 5,367 shares during the period. Finally, Todd Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Textron by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Todd Asset Management LLC now owns 470,292 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $35,973,000 after purchasing an additional 8,198 shares during the period. 86.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Textron

In other Textron news, VP Mark S. Bamford sold 5,451 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.68, for a total value of $396,178.68. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 18,223 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,324,447.64. This trade represents a 23.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Textron Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th will be paid a $0.02 dividend. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.11%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. Textron's payout ratio is presently 1.81%.

Textron Company Profile

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.