Zacks Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for Curtiss-Wright

Key Points

• Zacks Research has lowered its Q4 2025 earnings per share estimate for Curtiss-Wright from $3.56 to $3.54.
• The company recently disclosed a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share, reflecting an annualized dividend yield of 0.2%.
• Curtiss-Wright reported a revenue of $876.58 million for its last quarter, exceeding analyst estimates of $855.10 million.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Curtiss-Wright in a research report issued on Monday, October 6th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $3.54 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.56. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $3.39 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.59 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $3.67 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.84 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $15.18 EPS.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The aerospace company reported $3.23 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.13 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $876.58 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $855.10 million. Curtiss-Wright had a return on equity of 18.34% and a net margin of 13.66%.The firm's revenue was up 11.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.67 earnings per share.

CW has been the subject of several other research reports. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $525.00 to $568.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $405.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $356.00 to $338.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 11th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $450.00 to $457.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $468.14.

Curtiss-Wright Stock Up 3.0%

Shares of NYSE CW opened at $553.88 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 1.95 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The company has a market cap of $20.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.74, a PEG ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 1.14. Curtiss-Wright has a 1 year low of $266.88 and a 1 year high of $554.80. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $500.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $440.32.

Curtiss-Wright Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 26th will be issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 26th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Curtiss-Wright's payout ratio is 8.10%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Curtiss-Wright

In other news, VP John C. Watts sold 1,110 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $480.50, for a total transaction of $533,355.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 3,863 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,856,171.50. The trade was a 22.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.55% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA acquired a new position in shares of Curtiss-Wright in the second quarter worth about $270,731,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Curtiss-Wright in the second quarter worth about $241,537,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Curtiss-Wright in the first quarter worth about $70,357,000. Munro Partners acquired a new position in shares of Curtiss-Wright in the second quarter worth about $78,000,000. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 45.8% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 388,493 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $189,468,000 after acquiring an additional 122,048 shares during the period. 82.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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