Zacks Research Weighs in on Textron's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:TXT)

Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Textron in a research note issued on Tuesday, June 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings of $1.57 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.58. The consensus estimate for Textron's current full-year earnings is $6.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Textron's FY2025 earnings at $6.05 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS.

Textron (NYSE:TXT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The aerospace company reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.11. Textron had a net margin of 5.98% and a return on equity of 14.77%. The company had revenue of $3.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.26 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.20 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis.

TXT has been the topic of a number of other research reports. TD Cowen upgraded Textron to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. 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 research report on Monday, April 28th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Textron from $111.00 to $107.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Textron from $82.00 to $71.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Textron currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $88.36.

Textron Price Performance

Shares of TXT opened at $76.58 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.80 and a quick ratio of 0.83. Textron has a 1-year low of $57.70 and a 1-year high of $94.57. The stock has a market cap of $13.82 billion, a PE ratio of 17.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.16. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $72.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $74.16.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Syon Capital LLC grew its stake in Textron by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 3,538 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $271,000 after acquiring an additional 153 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its position in Textron by 10.3% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,665 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $120,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Textron by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC now owns 2,732 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $209,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Textron by 10.3% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,881 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $144,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in shares of Textron by 11.6% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,801 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $141,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.03% of the company's stock.

Textron Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.10%. Textron's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.

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