Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA Buys 174,592 Shares of Curtiss-Wright Corporation $CW

Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its stake in Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW) by 31.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 728,745 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after purchasing an additional 174,592 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA’s holdings in Curtiss-Wright were worth $395,665,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. lifted its stake in Curtiss-Wright by 108.0% during the second quarter. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. now owns 2,336 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,141,000 after purchasing an additional 1,213 shares during the period. Creative Planning grew its stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 30.4% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 5,572 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $2,722,000 after purchasing an additional 1,300 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 914.7% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 20,679 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $10,103,000 after buying an additional 18,641 shares in the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 21.5% during the 2nd quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 549 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $268,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Curtiss-Wright in the 2nd quarter valued at $266,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.71% of the company’s stock.

Curtiss-Wright News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Curtiss-Wright this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised a raft of near‑term and multi‑year EPS estimates on Jan. 14 — including FY2026 to $14.24 (from $14.11) and FY2027 to $15.80 (from $15.52) — and nudged several quarterly estimates (examples: Q4’27 to $4.78 from $4.66; Q4’26 to $4.19 from $4.09). The broad, consistent upward revisions point to stronger-than-expected end‑market demand or margin assumptions and are a direct positive driver for the stock. Zacks raises multiple CW estimates (MarketBeat)
• Neutral Sentiment: Fundamentals supporting the outlook: Curtiss‑Wright beat Q3/FY results last reported (EPS surprise and ~8.8% revenue growth year-over-year), low leverage (debt/equity ~0.38) and healthy margins. However valuation is rich (P/E ~54) and today’s trading volume is below average, so near‑term moves may be sentiment‑driven rather than volume‑confirmed. CW stock snapshot (MarketBeat)

Curtiss-Wright Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:CW opened at $663.90 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The firm has a market cap of $24.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.11, a P/E/G ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.95. Curtiss-Wright Corporation has a 12 month low of $266.88 and a 12 month high of $669.98. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $566.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $533.06.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The aerospace company reported $3.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.28 by $0.12. Curtiss-Wright had a net margin of 13.78% and a return on equity of 18.82%. The company had revenue of $869.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $869.03 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.89 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts forecast that Curtiss-Wright Corporation will post 12.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Curtiss-Wright Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 28th were issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 28th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Curtiss-Wright’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.82%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Citigroup increased their price objective on Curtiss-Wright from $607.00 to $661.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $625.00 target price on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of Curtiss-Wright from $587.00 to $584.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $660.00 target price on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $605.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP John C. Watts sold 288 shares of Curtiss-Wright stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $600.00, for a total value of $172,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,188 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,912,800. This trade represents a 8.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 513 shares of company stock valued at $302,586. 0.55% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Curtiss-Wright Profile

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) is a diversified, global engineering company that designs, manufactures and services highly engineered products and integrated systems for the aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. Its offerings span a range of electromechanical, motion control and flow control technologies, including flight control and actuation systems, sensors and avionics components, pumps and valves, power conversion and heat exchangers, and platform integration solutions for marine and ground systems.