FY2025 EPS Estimate for Curtiss-Wright Increased by Analyst

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW) – Analysts at William Blair lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Curtiss-Wright in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, August 7th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $12.82 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $12.66. The consensus estimate for Curtiss-Wright’s current full-year earnings is $12.32 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Curtiss-Wright’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.53 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $13.58 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $14.37 EPS.

CW has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Curtiss-Wright from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Curtiss-Wright from $405.00 to $550.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Citigroup raised their price target on Curtiss-Wright from $525.00 to $568.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on Curtiss-Wright from $356.00 to $338.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Curtiss-Wright from $450.00 to $457.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $468.14.

Curtiss-Wright Price Performance

Curtiss-Wright stock opened at $472.68 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.95. The firm has a market cap of $17.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.89, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.18. The business’s fifty day moving average is $478.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $391.06. Curtiss-Wright has a 52 week low of $266.88 and a 52 week high of $517.09.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The aerospace company reported $3.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.13 by $0.10. Curtiss-Wright had a return on equity of 18.34% and a net margin of 13.66%. The firm had revenue of $876.58 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $855.10 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.67 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 11.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Curtiss-Wright

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. TD Asset Management Inc grew its holdings in Curtiss-Wright by 14.4% in the 2nd quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 789,378 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $385,651,000 after buying an additional 99,643 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA acquired a new position in Curtiss-Wright in the 2nd quarter valued at $270,731,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in Curtiss-Wright by 23.3% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 552,893 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $175,417,000 after buying an additional 104,393 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in Curtiss-Wright by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 349,774 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $166,713,000 after buying an additional 6,261 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in Curtiss-Wright by 21.4% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 329,918 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $117,078,000 after buying an additional 58,207 shares in the last quarter. 82.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Curtiss-Wright

In related news, Director Bruce D. Hoechner sold 1,900 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the director directly owned 4,523 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,026,304. This represents a 29.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP John C. Watts sold 450 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $449.36, for a total value of $202,212.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 4,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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. Corporate insiders own 0.55% of the company’s stock.

Curtiss-Wright Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 7th. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th were given a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. This is a boost from Curtiss-Wright’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th. Curtiss-Wright’s payout ratio is currently 8.10%.

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.