William Blair Forecasts Curtiss-Wright Q1 Earnings

Curtiss-Wright Co. (NYSE:CW) – Equities researchers at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 13th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $2.38 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Curtiss-Wright’s current full-year earnings is $10.72 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Curtiss-Wright’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.93 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.25 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $3.69 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on CW. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Curtiss-Wright from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $370.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Monday, November 18th. Alembic Global Advisors started coverage on Curtiss-Wright in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $412.00 target price for the company. Truist Financial raised their target price on Curtiss-Wright from $333.00 to $357.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Curtiss-Wright from $334.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Citigroup assumed coverage on Curtiss-Wright in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. They set a “buy” rating and a $410.00 target price for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $386.86.

Curtiss-Wright Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of CW stock opened at $325.13 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $354.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $342.60. The company has a market cap of $12.34 billion, a PE ratio of 30.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.19. Curtiss-Wright has a fifty-two week low of $232.82 and a fifty-two week high of $393.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.98.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The aerospace company reported $3.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.12 by $0.15. Curtiss-Wright had a return on equity of 17.21% and a net margin of 13.20%.

Curtiss-Wright Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be given a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th. Curtiss-Wright’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.95%.

Insider Transactions at Curtiss-Wright

In other Curtiss-Wright news, VP John C. Watts sold 622 shares of Curtiss-Wright stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $347.05, for a total transaction of $215,865.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 5,072 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,760,237.60. The trade was a 10.92 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Paul J. Ferdenzi sold 1,907 shares of Curtiss-Wright stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.98, for a total value of $661,690.86. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 18,405 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,386,166.90. This trade represents a 9.39 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders acquired 116 shares of company stock valued at $35,278 and sold 23,064 shares valued at $8,157,322. Corporate insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Curtiss-Wright

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CW. YANKCOM Partnership purchased a new position in shares of Curtiss-Wright in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Curtiss-Wright in the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Curtiss-Wright in the 4th quarter worth approximately $49,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in shares of Curtiss-Wright in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $53,000. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in shares of Curtiss-Wright in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $59,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.71% of the company’s stock.

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.