Q1 EPS Estimates for Curtiss-Wright Cut by Zacks Research

Curtiss-Wright Co. (NYSE:CW) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $2.39 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.40. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $3.66 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $12.11 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.02 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.96 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.05 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on CW. Citigroup began coverage on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. They set a “buy” rating and a $410.00 price target for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a report on Thursday, December 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $452.00 price target for the company. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $333.00 to $357.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut shares of 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Curtiss-Wright presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $386.86.

Curtiss-Wright Trading Down 3.4 %

NYSE CW opened at $312.84 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. Curtiss-Wright has a 52 week low of $236.31 and a 52 week high of $393.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.78 billion, a PE ratio of 29.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.19. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $345.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of $344.67.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The aerospace company reported $3.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.12 by $0.15. Curtiss-Wright had a net margin of 12.98% and a return on equity of 17.11%.

Curtiss-Wright Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 14th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th. Curtiss-Wright’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.96%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP John C. Watts sold 622 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $347.05, for a total transaction of $215,865.10. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 5,072 shares in the company, valued at $1,760,237.60. This represents a 10.92 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Paul J. Ferdenzi sold 1,907 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.98, for a total transaction of $661,690.86. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 18,405 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,386,166.90. The trade was a 9.39 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders acquired 116 shares of company stock worth $35,278 and sold 23,064 shares worth $8,157,322. 0.67% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Curtiss-Wright

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in CW. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Curtiss-Wright in the 4th quarter valued at about $201,856,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Curtiss-Wright in the 4th quarter valued at about $132,626,000. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 1,773.1% in the 4th quarter. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC now owns 176,072 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $62,483,000 after purchasing an additional 166,672 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 170.2% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 259,435 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $92,065,000 after purchasing an additional 163,433 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 90.1% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 338,506 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $118,961,000 after purchasing an additional 160,395 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.71% of the company’s stock.

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.