Curtiss-Wright Co. (NYSE:CW – Free Report) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Curtiss-Wright in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, December 31st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the aerospace company will earn $2.40 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.39. The consensus estimate for Curtiss-Wright’s current full-year earnings is $10.72 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Curtiss-Wright’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.77 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.01 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $2.79 EPS.
CW has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on Curtiss-Wright in a report on Thursday, December 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $452.00 target price for the company. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Curtiss-Wright from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $370.00 target price for the company. in a report on Monday, November 18th. Truist Financial upped their target price on Curtiss-Wright from $304.00 to $333.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. StockNews.com cut Curtiss-Wright from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Curtiss-Wright from $334.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $379.00.
Curtiss-Wright Price Performance
Shares of Curtiss-Wright stock opened at $349.42 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The company has a market cap of $13.26 billion, a PE ratio of 33.06, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.19. The business has a 50 day moving average of $364.83 and a 200 day moving average of $325.59. Curtiss-Wright has a 52 week low of $212.05 and a 52 week high of $393.40.
Curtiss-Wright Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were paid a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.24%. Curtiss-Wright’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.95%.
Insider Transactions at Curtiss-Wright
In other news, CEO Lynn M. Bamford sold 7,129 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $368.80, for a total value of $2,629,175.20. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 28,688 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,580,134.40. This represents a 19.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP John C. Watts sold 412 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $359.55, for a total value of $148,134.60. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 4,183 shares in the company, valued at $1,503,997.65. This trade represents a 8.97 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Curtiss-Wright
Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CW. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Curtiss-Wright by 3.9% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 731,848 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $240,606,000 after acquiring an additional 27,607 shares during the period. Congress Asset Management Co. lifted its holdings in Curtiss-Wright by 136.8% in the third quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 459,074 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $150,893,000 after acquiring an additional 265,205 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Curtiss-Wright by 32,425.8% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 404,946 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $133,102,000 after acquiring an additional 403,701 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in Curtiss-Wright by 7.3% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 332,047 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $115,469,000 after acquiring an additional 22,543 shares during the period. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in Curtiss-Wright by 29.0% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 253,726 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $88,847,000 after acquiring an additional 56,966 shares during the period. 82.71% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Curtiss-Wright Company Profile
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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