Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for Textron Earnings

Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Textron in a report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $1.48 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.54. The consensus estimate for Textron’s current full-year earnings is $6.10 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Textron’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.67 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.05 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.53 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.53 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on TXT. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of Textron from $118.00 to $111.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Textron from $100.00 to $92.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Textron from $90.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Vertical Research raised shares of Textron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $91.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Susquehanna reduced their price objective on shares of Textron from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. One investment 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 MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $93.45.

Textron Price Performance

TXT opened at $72.38 on Monday. Textron has a one year low of $71.94 and a one year high of $97.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $76.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $82.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.27.

Textron (NYSE:TXT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The aerospace company reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $3.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.78 billion. Textron had a net margin of 6.01% and a return on equity of 14.92%. The company’s revenue was down 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.60 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Textron

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Merit Financial Group LLC boosted 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 buying an additional 265 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC boosted 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 buying an additional 4,480 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in Textron by 10.3% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 164,029 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $14,505,000 after purchasing an additional 15,294 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Textron by 44.6% in the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 17,390 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,343,000 after purchasing an additional 5,367 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Textron by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 475,420 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $36,365,000 after purchasing an additional 4,381 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.03% of the company’s stock.

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.