Curtiss-Wright Q1 EPS Estimate Decreased by Zacks Research

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Curtiss-Wright in a report issued on Wednesday, January 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $2.91 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.95. The consensus estimate for Curtiss-Wright’s current full-year earnings is $12.32 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $625.00 price target on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $587.00 to $584.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Truist Financial set a $603.00 price target on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $607.00 to $661.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Curtiss-Wright currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $605.50.

Curtiss-Wright Stock Performance

Shares of Curtiss-Wright stock opened at $663.90 on Monday. Curtiss-Wright has a 1 year low of $266.88 and a 1 year high of $669.98. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $568.22 and its 200 day moving average is $534.21. The stock has a market cap of $24.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.11, a PEG ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.75 and a quick ratio of 1.17.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The aerospace company reported $3.40 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.28 by $0.12. Curtiss-Wright had a return on equity of 18.82% and a net margin of 13.78%.The business had revenue of $869.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $869.03 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.89 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Curtiss-Wright Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 28th were given a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 28th. Curtiss-Wright’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.82%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Curtiss-Wright news, EVP John C. Watts sold 288 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $600.00, for a total value of $172,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,188 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,912,800. The trade was a 8.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In the last three months, insiders have sold 513 shares of company stock worth $302,586. Company insiders own 0.55% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in CW. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA purchased a new stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright during the second quarter valued at about $270,731,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright during the second quarter worth about $241,537,000. Munro Partners acquired a new position in shares of Curtiss-Wright during the second quarter valued at about $78,000,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Curtiss-Wright by 45.8% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 388,493 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $189,468,000 after purchasing an additional 122,048 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Freestone Grove Partners LP acquired a new position in Curtiss-Wright during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $62,320,000. 82.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Curtiss-Wright Company Profile

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) is a diversified, global engineering company that designs, manufactures and services highly engineered products and integrated systems for the aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. Its offerings span a range of electromechanical, motion control and flow control technologies, including flight control and actuation systems, sensors and avionics components, pumps and valves, power conversion and heat exchangers, and platform integration solutions for marine and ground systems.