Allianz Asset Management GmbH Boosts Position in Curtiss-Wright Corporation $CW

Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW) by 380.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 28,590 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after buying an additional 22,640 shares during the period. Allianz Asset Management GmbH’s holdings in Curtiss-Wright were worth $15,523,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of CW. TD Asset Management Inc grew its stake in Curtiss-Wright by 14.4% during the second quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 789,378 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $385,651,000 after acquiring an additional 99,643 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its stake in Curtiss-Wright by 31.5% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 728,745 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $395,665,000 after purchasing an additional 174,592 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Curtiss-Wright in the 2nd quarter valued at $241,537,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 45.8% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 388,493 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $189,468,000 after purchasing an additional 122,048 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 1.8% in the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 349,774 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $166,713,000 after purchasing an additional 6,261 shares during the period. 82.71% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Curtiss-Wright

Here are the key news stories impacting Curtiss-Wright this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/Street metric previews point to upside risk to the upcoming Q4/Dec‑2025 report — estimates for key margins and segments suggest the company could beat headline numbers, supporting the rally and investor confidence in near‑term earnings momentum. Insights Into Curtiss-Wright (CW) Q4
• Neutral Sentiment: The Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share (record Mar 26; payable Apr 13). This is a normal income item but the yield is small, so it’s unlikely to be a major driver alone. Curtiss‑Wright Declares Dividend
• Negative Sentiment: Coordinated insider selling from top executives is the dominant negative catalyst: CEO, CFO, COO and multiple VPs/EVPs disclosed multi‑million dollar sales (filed Feb 4–5). The scale and timing of these disposals are pressuring sentiment and are likely the primary reason for intraday volatility despite positive fundamentals. Curtiss‑Wright Insider Exodus Sample SEC Form 4 (CEO sale)

Insider Buying and Selling at Curtiss-Wright

In other Curtiss-Wright news, CEO Lynn M. Bamford sold 9,327 shares of Curtiss-Wright stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $626.45, for a total transaction of $5,842,899.15. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 46,192 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,936,978.40. This trade represents a 16.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO K Christopher Farkas sold 2,665 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $626.33, for a total transaction of $1,669,169.45. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 7,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,608,536.14. The trade was a 26.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 17,269 shares of company stock valued at $10,797,098. 0.55% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Stifel Nicolaus set a $625.00 price objective on Curtiss-Wright in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $660.00 price target on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Curtiss-Wright from $607.00 to $661.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $603.00 price objective on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $612.33.

Curtiss-Wright Trading Up 5.0%

Shares of CW stock opened at $649.45 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $596.23 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $550.49. Curtiss-Wright Corporation has a 12-month low of $266.88 and a 12-month high of $683.09. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The firm has a market cap of $23.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 0.93.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The aerospace company reported $3.40 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.28 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $869.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $869.03 million. Curtiss-Wright had a return on equity of 18.82% and a net margin of 13.78%.The company’s revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.89 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Curtiss-Wright Corporation will post 12.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Curtiss-Wright Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 26th will be paid a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 26th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Curtiss-Wright’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.82%.

Curtiss-Wright 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.