William Blair Comments on Curtiss-Wright Q1 Earnings

Curtiss-Wright Co. (NYSE:CW) – Stock analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research note issued on Thursday, February 13th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma expects that the aerospace company will post earnings of $2.38 per share 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.

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

A number of other research analysts have also commented on CW. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $452.00 price target for the company. Citigroup began 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. Stifel Nicolaus cut Curtiss-Wright from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $370.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Monday, November 18th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Curtiss-Wright from $333.00 to $357.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $334.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $386.86.

Curtiss-Wright Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CW opened at $323.45 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $356.53 and a 200 day moving average of $342.02. The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The stock has a market cap of $12.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.60, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.19. Curtiss-Wright has a 12 month low of $230.00 and a 12 month high of $393.40.

Institutional Trading of Curtiss-Wright

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Signaturefd LLC grew its holdings in Curtiss-Wright by 7.8% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 401 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $132,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 1,159 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $381,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. grew its stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 3,319 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,178,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. increased its position in Curtiss-Wright by 10.6% during the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 312 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $111,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC raised its stake in Curtiss-Wright by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC now owns 918 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $326,000 after buying an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. 82.71% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Curtiss-Wright

In other news, VP John C. Watts sold 622 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the vice president now owns 5,072 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,760,237.60. This represents a 10.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lynn M. Bamford sold 8,289 shares of Curtiss-Wright stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.87, for a total transaction of $2,875,205.43. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 38,905 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,494,977.35. The trade was a 17.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders acquired 116 shares of company stock worth $35,278 and sold 23,064 shares worth $8,157,322. Company insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Curtiss-Wright Announces Dividend

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

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.