Zacks Research Lifts Earnings Estimates for Curtiss-Wright

Curtiss-Wright Co. (NYSE:CW) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 31st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings of $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 topic of a number of other reports. StockNews.com lowered shares of Curtiss-Wright from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Curtiss-Wright from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $370.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Curtiss-Wright from $334.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Alembic Global Advisors assumed coverage on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $412.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $304.00 to $333.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $379.00.

Curtiss-Wright Price Performance

Shares of CW opened at $349.42 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $13.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.06, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.18. The business’s fifty day moving average is $364.83 and its 200 day moving average is $325.26. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. Curtiss-Wright has a 12-month low of $212.05 and a 12-month high of $393.40.

Institutional Trading of Curtiss-Wright

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Tsfg LLC increased its holdings in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 191.4% in the third quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 102 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 303.8% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 105 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in shares of Curtiss-Wright during the third quarter worth about $53,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in shares of Curtiss-Wright in the third quarter worth approximately $59,000. Finally, Morse Asset Management Inc purchased a new stake in Curtiss-Wright in the third quarter valued at approximately $69,000. 82.71% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP John C. Watts sold 412 shares of Curtiss-Wright stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $359.55, for a total value of $148,134.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 4,183 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,503,997.65. The trade was a 8.97 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Lynn M. Bamford sold 7,129 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at $10,580,134.40. This trade represents a 19.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Curtiss-Wright Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were given a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 22nd. Curtiss-Wright’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.95%.

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.