Curtiss-Wright Q1 EPS Forecast Boosted by Zacks Research

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Curtiss-Wright in a report released on Tuesday, June 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $2.91 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.90. 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 $14.50 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on 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. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Curtiss-Wright from $432.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Curtiss-Wright from $444.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 9th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $418.00.

Curtiss-Wright Stock Performance

NYSE CW opened at $482.86 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $413.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $363.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The stock has a market cap of $18.18 billion, a PE ratio of 42.96, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.14. Curtiss-Wright has a twelve month low of $258.85 and a twelve month high of $484.05.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) last issued its earnings results 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 business had revenue of $805.65 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $767.32 million. Curtiss-Wright had a return on equity of 18.02% and a net margin of 13.38%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.99 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Curtiss-Wright

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Curtiss-Wright in the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 1,566.7% in the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 100 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the period. 1 North Wealth Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright in the first quarter valued at about $32,000. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright during the 4th quarter valued at about $49,000. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA boosted its holdings in Curtiss-Wright by 13,800.0% in the 1st quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 139 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.71% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Curtiss-Wright news, CFO K Christopher Farkas sold 4,780 shares of Curtiss-Wright stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $350.00, for a total value of $1,673,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 9,253 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,238,550. This trade represents a 34.06% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP John C. Watts sold 450 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $449.36, for a total transaction of $202,212.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 4,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,228,376.24. This trade represents a 8.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 7,130 shares of company stock valued at $2,726,412. 0.55% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Curtiss-Wright Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 16th will be paid a $0.24 dividend. This is a positive change from Curtiss-Wright’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.20%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 16th. Curtiss-Wright’s dividend payout ratio is currently 8.54%.

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.