Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.15 EPS

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The aerospace company reported $3.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.12 by $0.15, Zacks reports. Curtiss-Wright had a return on equity of 17.21% and a net margin of 13.20%. Curtiss-Wright updated its FY 2025 guidance to 12.100-12.400 EPS.

Curtiss-Wright Price Performance

CW stock opened at $341.92 on Thursday. Curtiss-Wright has a one year low of $225.33 and a one year high of $393.40. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $358.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $341.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.98 billion, a PE ratio of 32.35, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39.

Curtiss-Wright Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.25%. Curtiss-Wright’s payout ratio is presently 7.95%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on CW. Morgan Stanley upped 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. Stifel Nicolaus lowered Curtiss-Wright from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $370.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Monday, November 18th. Citigroup assumed coverage on Curtiss-Wright in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. They set a “buy” rating and a $410.00 target price on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a report on Thursday, December 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $452.00 price target for the company. Finally, Alembic Global Advisors assumed coverage on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $412.00 price objective for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $386.86.

Insider Transactions at Curtiss-Wright

In related news, VP John C. Watts sold 622 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $347.05, for a total value of $215,865.10. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 5,072 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,760,237.60. This represents a 10.92 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lynn M. Bamford sold 7,129 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $368.80, for a total value of $2,629,175.20. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 28,688 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,580,134.40. The trade was a 19.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have bought 116 shares of company stock valued at $35,278 and have sold 23,064 shares valued at $8,157,322. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.