Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Curtiss-Wright

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Curtiss-Wright in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, October 6th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the aerospace company will earn $3.54 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.56. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $3.39 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.59 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $3.67 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.84 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $15.18 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $450.00 to $457.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $405.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $525.00 to $568.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Curtiss-Wright from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Curtiss-Wright has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $468.14.

Curtiss-Wright Stock Down 2.3%

Shares of CW opened at $541.54 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $501.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $441.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.70, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.95. Curtiss-Wright has a 52 week low of $266.88 and a 52 week high of $558.00.

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

Institutional Trading of Curtiss-Wright

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,526 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $746,000 after buying an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D grew its holdings in Curtiss-Wright by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 11,954 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $5,840,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Huntington National Bank grew its holdings in Curtiss-Wright by 20.3% during the 2nd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 190 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $93,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. ANB Bank grew its holdings in Curtiss-Wright by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter. ANB Bank now owns 698 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $341,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Snowden Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,535 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $750,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.71% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Curtiss-Wright

In related news, VP John C. Watts sold 1,110 shares of Curtiss-Wright stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $480.50, for a total transaction of $533,355.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 3,863 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,856,171.50. The trade was a 22.32% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.55% of the company’s stock.

Curtiss-Wright Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 10th. Investors of record on Friday, September 26th will be issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 26th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Curtiss-Wright’s payout ratio is presently 8.10%.

Curtiss-Wright Company Profile

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.