Zacks Research Weighs in on Textron’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:TXT)

Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) – Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Textron in a report released on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the aerospace company will earn $1.64 per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Textron from $86.00 to $82.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Bank of America downgraded shares of Textron from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $110.00 to $85.00 in a report on Friday, January 24th. TD Cowen upgraded shares of Textron to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Textron from $90.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Susquehanna cut their target price on shares of Textron from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Textron currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $93.45.

Textron Stock Down 3.1 %

Shares of Textron stock opened at $72.92 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $74.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $80.26. Textron has a fifty-two week low of $70.14 and a fifty-two week high of $97.34. The firm has a market cap of $13.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.92, 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.

Textron (NYSE:TXT) last posted 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. The firm had revenue of $3.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.78 billion. Textron had a net margin of 6.01% and a return on equity of 14.92%. The firm’s revenue was down 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.60 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Textron

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXT. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of Textron by 6,785.9% in the 4th quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,236,441 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $94,575,000 after buying an additional 1,218,485 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Textron by 17.8% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,733,335 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $591,523,000 after acquiring an additional 1,167,105 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Textron in the fourth quarter worth about $41,451,000. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in Textron by 97.9% in the 4th quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 1,031,144 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $78,872,000 after acquiring an additional 510,085 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners boosted its position in shares of Textron by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 7,483,692 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $572,465,000 after purchasing an additional 333,127 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.03% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Textron Dividend Announcement

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

Textron Company Profile

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.