Allianz Asset Management GmbH Grows Position in Curtiss-Wright Corporation $CW

Allianz Asset Management GmbH raised its stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW) by 380.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 28,590 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after acquiring an additional 22,640 shares during the period. Allianz Asset Management GmbH owned about 0.08% of Curtiss-Wright worth $15,523,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. TD Asset Management Inc lifted its position in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 14.4% during the second quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 789,378 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $385,651,000 after purchasing an additional 99,643 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in Curtiss-Wright by 31.5% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 728,745 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $395,665,000 after purchasing an additional 174,592 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Curtiss-Wright in the 2nd quarter valued at about $241,537,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 45.8% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 388,493 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $189,468,000 after buying an additional 122,048 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 349,774 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $166,713,000 after buying an additional 6,261 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.71% of the company’s stock.

Curtiss-Wright News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/Street metric previews point to upside risk to the upcoming Q4/Dec‑2025 report — estimates for key margins and segments suggest the company could beat headline numbers, supporting the rally and investor confidence in near‑term earnings momentum. Insights Into Curtiss-Wright (CW) Q4
• Neutral Sentiment: The Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share (record Mar 26; payable Apr 13). This is a normal income item but the yield is small, so it’s unlikely to be a major driver alone. Curtiss‑Wright Declares Dividend
• Negative Sentiment: Coordinated insider selling from top executives is the dominant negative catalyst: CEO, CFO, COO and multiple VPs/EVPs disclosed multi‑million dollar sales (filed Feb 4–5). The scale and timing of these disposals are pressuring sentiment and are likely the primary reason for intraday volatility despite positive fundamentals. Curtiss‑Wright Insider Exodus Sample SEC Form 4 (CEO sale)

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on CW shares. Citigroup upped their target price on Curtiss-Wright from $607.00 to $661.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Wall Street Zen raised Curtiss-Wright from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 10th. Truist Financial set a $603.00 price objective on Curtiss-Wright in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $660.00 target price on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Curtiss-Wright presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $612.33.

Curtiss-Wright Stock Performance

Shares of CW opened at $649.45 on Friday. Curtiss-Wright Corporation has a 1 year low of $266.88 and a 1 year high of $683.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.75 and a quick ratio of 1.17. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $596.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $550.49. The firm has a market cap of $23.95 billion, a PE ratio of 52.93, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 0.93.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The aerospace company reported $3.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 company earned $2.89 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Curtiss-Wright Corporation will post 12.32 EPS for the current year.

Curtiss-Wright Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 26th will be given a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 26th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Curtiss-Wright’s payout ratio is 7.82%.

Insider Activity at Curtiss-Wright

In related news, COO Kevin Rayment sold 2,634 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $626.33, for a total value of $1,649,753.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 29,896 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,724,761.68. This trade represents a 8.10% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lynn M. Bamford sold 9,327 shares of Curtiss-Wright stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $626.45, for a total transaction of $5,842,899.15. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 46,192 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $28,936,978.40. This represents a 16.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 17,269 shares of company stock worth $10,797,098 in the last ninety days. 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.