Curtiss-Wright Corporation $CW Stock Holdings Decreased by First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA

First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA lowered its position in shares of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW) by 61.9% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 478 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 775 shares during the quarter. First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA’s holdings in Curtiss-Wright were worth $260,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S acquired a new stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright in the third quarter worth $2,781,000. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. raised its position in Curtiss-Wright by 108.0% during the second quarter. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. now owns 2,336 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,141,000 after buying an additional 1,213 shares during the period. Inscription Capital LLC raised its position in Curtiss-Wright by 248.3% during the third quarter. Inscription Capital LLC now owns 2,553 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,386,000 after buying an additional 1,820 shares during the period. Creative Planning lifted its stake in Curtiss-Wright by 30.4% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 5,572 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $2,722,000 after acquiring an additional 1,300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Curtiss-Wright by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 120,535 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $65,443,000 after acquiring an additional 8,095 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.71% of the company’s stock.

Curtiss-Wright Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of Curtiss-Wright stock opened at $689.34 on Thursday. Curtiss-Wright Corporation has a 12-month low of $266.88 and a 12-month high of $730.12. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $669.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $589.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.56, a PEG ratio of 3.31 and a beta of 0.91.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The aerospace company reported $3.79 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.66 by $0.13. Curtiss-Wright had a net margin of 13.84% and a return on equity of 19.28%. The company had revenue of $946.98 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $890.14 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.27 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Curtiss-Wright Corporation will post 12.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Curtiss-Wright Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 26th will be issued a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 26th. Curtiss-Wright’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.46%.

Trending Headlines about Curtiss-Wright

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

• Neutral Sentiment: Barron’s published a research/ratings update on Curtiss‑Wright; this is informational and may provide fresh analyst context but contains no single catalyst by itself. Barron’s Research/Ratings
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple senior executives (CEO, CFO, COO, several VPs/EVP) sold shares on March 17 — roughly 5,709 shares collectively for about $3.87M, reducing insider stakes modestly. Insider sales after a strong run can be interpreted as profit‑taking and may weigh on sentiment even though insiders retain large positions. SEC filings: CEO Lynn Bamford; CFO K. Christopher Farkas; COO Kevin Rayment; VP George McDonald; VP Gary Ogilby; VP Robert Freda; EVP John Watts. CEO Form 4 CFO Form 4 COO Form 4 VP McDonald Form 4 VP Ogilby Form 4 VP Freda Form 4 EVP Watts Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: A Seeking Alpha contributor downgraded Curtiss‑Wright after its strong run, arguing valuation/execution risks could justify caution; such published downgrades can pressure momentum stocks and prompt re‑rating conversations among investors. Seeking Alpha Downgrade

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $748.00 target price on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $760.00 price target on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Truist Financial set a $603.00 price target on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a report on Friday, January 9th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $625.00 to $650.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $661.00 to $718.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned 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 $663.17.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO K Christopher Farkas sold 2,665 shares of Curtiss-Wright stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $626.33, for a total value of $1,669,169.45. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 7,358 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,608,536.14. The trade was a 26.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Gary A. Ogilby sold 625 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $624.32, for a total value of $390,200.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 2,571 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,605,126.72. This represents a 19.56% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 22,978 shares of company stock worth $14,662,714. Insiders own 0.55% of the company’s stock.

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.