Q1 EPS Estimates for Curtiss-Wright Raised by Zacks Research

Curtiss-Wright Co. (NYSE:CW) – Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Curtiss-Wright in a note issued to investors on Monday, June 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $2.90 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.89. 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 FY2027 earnings at $14.48 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $357.00 to $338.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Wall Street Zen lowered Curtiss-Wright from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 24th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Curtiss-Wright from $331.00 to $309.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Curtiss-Wright from $432.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on Curtiss-Wright from $444.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $418.00.

Curtiss-Wright Price Performance

Shares of CW opened at $474.28 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 1.69 and a quick ratio of 1.19. Curtiss-Wright has a 1 year low of $258.85 and a 1 year high of $475.65. The business has a 50-day moving average of $381.73 and a 200-day moving average of $356.99. The company has a market capitalization of $17.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.14.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The aerospace company reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.39 by $0.43. The company had revenue of $805.65 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $767.32 million. Curtiss-Wright had a net margin of 12.98% and a return on equity of 17.11%. Curtiss-Wright’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.99 earnings per share.

Curtiss-Wright Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 7th. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th will be given a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.20%. This is a positive change from Curtiss-Wright’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 16th. Curtiss-Wright’s payout ratio is presently 8.54%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP George P. Mcdonald sold 148 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $325.41, for a total transaction of $48,160.68. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 1,899 shares in the company, valued at approximately $617,953.59. The trade was a 7.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Bruce D. Hoechner sold 1,900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $448.00, for a total transaction of $851,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 4,523 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,026,304. The trade was a 29.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 12,992 shares of company stock valued at $4,634,519. 0.55% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Curtiss-Wright

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CW. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,634,028 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,289,608,000 after purchasing an additional 15,890 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,417,445 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $503,009,000 after acquiring an additional 84,635 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 16.2% in the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc. now owns 766,413 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $271,977,000 after buying an additional 107,115 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 743,934 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $264,071,000 after buying an additional 12,086 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 592,326 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $210,199,000 after acquiring an additional 6,971 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.