Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for Textron Q3 Earnings

Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) – Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Textron in a report issued on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $1.64 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.67. The consensus estimate for Textron’s current full-year earnings is $6.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Textron’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.74 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.11 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.17 EPS.

TXT has been the subject of several other research reports. Barclays decreased their price objective on Textron from $104.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 23rd. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Textron from $118.00 to $111.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Vertical Research upgraded shares of Textron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $91.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on Textron from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on Textron from $100.00 to $92.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $93.45.

Textron Trading Up 0.2 %

TXT opened at $75.32 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $13.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $74.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $80.35. Textron has a 52 week low of $70.14 and a 52 week high of $97.34.

Textron (NYSE:TXT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The aerospace company reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.27 by $0.07. Textron had a return on equity of 14.92% and a net margin of 6.01%. The firm had revenue of $3.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.78 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.60 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 7.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Textron

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXT. Pflug Koory LLC boosted its stake in Textron by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 13,778 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,054,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Textron by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 2,611 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $200,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Syon Capital LLC grew its holdings in Textron by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 3,538 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $271,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the period. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC grew its holdings in Textron by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 2,977 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $228,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares during the period. Finally, Motley Fool Asset Management LLC increased its position in Textron by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC now owns 2,732 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $209,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. 86.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Textron

In other Textron news, VP Mark S. Bamford sold 5,451 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.68, for a total transaction of $396,178.68. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 18,223 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,324,447.64. This represents a 23.03 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 1.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Textron Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a $0.02 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.11%. Textron’s dividend payout ratio is presently 1.86%.

About Textron

Textron Inc operates in the aircraft, defense, industrial, and finance businesses worldwide. It operates through six segments: Textron Aviation, Bell, Textron Systems, Industrial, Textron eAviation, and Finance. The Textron Aviation segment manufactures, sells, and services business jets, turboprop and piston engine aircraft, and military trainer and defense aircraft; and offers maintenance, inspection, and repair services, as well as sells commercial parts.