Zacks Research Expects Stronger Earnings for Curtiss-Wright

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Curtiss-Wright in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $13.09 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $13.00. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $3.64 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.68 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.19 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $14.24 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.23 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $3.80 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.99 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $4.78 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $15.80 EPS.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) last released 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. Curtiss-Wright had a return on equity of 18.82% and a net margin of 13.78%.The company had revenue of $869.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $869.03 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.89 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on CW. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on Curtiss-Wright from $587.00 to $584.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Truist Financial set a $603.00 price target on Curtiss-Wright in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $607.00 to $661.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $625.00 price objective on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Curtiss-Wright has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $605.50.

Curtiss-Wright Stock Performance

Shares of CW opened at $663.90 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $24.48 billion, a PE ratio of 54.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 0.95. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $566.73 and a 200-day moving average of $532.30. Curtiss-Wright has a one year low of $266.88 and a one year high of $669.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.75 and a quick ratio of 1.17.

Curtiss-Wright Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 12th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th were given a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 28th. Curtiss-Wright’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.82%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Curtiss-Wright news, EVP John C. Watts sold 288 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $600.00, for a total value of $172,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,188 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,912,800. The trade was a 8.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 513 shares of company stock valued at $302,586. 0.55% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Curtiss-Wright

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in Curtiss-Wright by 10.6% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 213,101 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $67,611,000 after acquiring an additional 20,379 shares during the period. Balefire LLC bought a new position in shares of Curtiss-Wright in the second quarter worth $241,000. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in Curtiss-Wright by 241.9% in the second quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,499 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,221,000 after purchasing an additional 1,768 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Curtiss-Wright during the second quarter worth about $235,000. Finally, HWG Holdings LP grew its stake in Curtiss-Wright by 15.6% during the second quarter. HWG Holdings LP now owns 40,986 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $20,024,000 after buying an additional 5,517 shares in the last quarter. 82.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Curtiss-Wright

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

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised a raft of near‑term and multi‑year EPS estimates on Jan. 14 — including FY2026 to $14.24 (from $14.11) and FY2027 to $15.80 (from $15.52) — and nudged several quarterly estimates (examples: Q4’27 to $4.78 from $4.66; Q4’26 to $4.19 from $4.09). The broad, consistent upward revisions point to stronger-than-expected end‑market demand or margin assumptions and are a direct positive driver for the stock. Zacks raises multiple CW estimates (MarketBeat)
• Neutral Sentiment: Fundamentals supporting the outlook: Curtiss‑Wright beat Q3/FY results last reported (EPS surprise and ~8.8% revenue growth year-over-year), low leverage (debt/equity ~0.38) and healthy margins. However valuation is rich (P/E ~54) and today’s trading volume is below average, so near‑term moves may be sentiment‑driven rather than volume‑confirmed. CW stock snapshot (MarketBeat)

Curtiss-Wright Company 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.