Curtiss-Wright Co. Expected to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $2.77 Per Share (NYSE:CW)

Curtiss-Wright Co. (NYSE:CW) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $2.77 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.68. The consensus estimate for Curtiss-Wright’s current full-year earnings is $10.16 per share.

CW has been the topic of a number of other reports. StockNews.com lowered Curtiss-Wright from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective (down from $250.00) on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a report on Monday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $244.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Curtiss-Wright currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $238.00.

Curtiss-Wright Price Performance

NYSE CW opened at $255.94 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $235.71 and its 200 day moving average price is $218.62. Curtiss-Wright has a 1 year low of $157.72 and a 1 year high of $257.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.50. The company has a market cap of $9.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.82 and a beta of 1.17.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 15th. The aerospace company reported $3.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.92 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $785.79 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $737.09 million. Curtiss-Wright had a net margin of 12.46% and a return on equity of 16.61%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.92 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Curtiss-Wright

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CW. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Curtiss-Wright during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Creekmur Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Curtiss-Wright by 1,100.0% in the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 144 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 53.6% during the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 149 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. Finally, Montag A & Associates Inc. boosted its position in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 67.0% during the third quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. now owns 152 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the period. 82.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Curtiss-Wright

In other Curtiss-Wright news, VP Paul J. Ferdenzi sold 2,500 shares of Curtiss-Wright stock in a transaction on Friday, March 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total value of $625,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 15,942 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,985,500. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In related news, CFO K Christopher Farkas sold 2,736 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $240.16, for a total value of $657,077.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 9,172 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,202,747.52. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Paul J. Ferdenzi sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total value of $625,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 15,942 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,985,500. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders bought 145 shares of company stock worth $27,451 and sold 12,451 shares worth $3,030,512. Company insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Curtiss-Wright Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 27th. Curtiss-Wright’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8.70%.

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.