Piper Sandler Has Lowered Expectations for Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) Stock Price

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) had its target price lowered by stock analysts at Piper Sandler from $586.00 to $544.00 in a report issued on Friday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “neutral” rating on the aerospace company’s stock. Piper Sandler‘s price target would suggest a potential upside of 16.82% from the company’s current price.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Guggenheim reduced their target price on Curtiss-Wright from $786.00 to $674.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Curtiss-Wright from $860.00 to $625.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 16th. Weiss Ratings cut Curtiss-Wright from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, September 4th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Curtiss-Wright from $700.00 to $518.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 19th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $801.00 price objective on Curtiss-Wright in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $657.12.

Curtiss-Wright Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CW traded up $31.81 during trading on Friday, hitting $465.68. The company had a trading volume of 232,722 shares, compared to its average volume of 325,532. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.94. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $528.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $664.43. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. Curtiss-Wright has a fifty-two week low of $432.70 and a fifty-two week high of $808.16.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The aerospace company reported $3.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.76 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $953.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $935.09 million. Curtiss-Wright had a net margin of 14.86% and a return on equity of 20.91%. Curtiss-Wright’s quarterly revenue was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.31 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Curtiss-Wright will post 15.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Curtiss-Wright

In other Curtiss-Wright news, EVP John C. Watts sold 1,035 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $619.46, for a total value of $641,141.10. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 2,736 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,694,842.56. This trade represents a 27.45% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Larry D. Wyche sold 100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $596.74, for a total value of $59,674.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 1,414 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $843,790.36. This trade represents a 6.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.51% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Curtiss-Wright

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CW. AIA Group Ltd raised its stake in Curtiss-Wright by 0.6% during the first quarter. AIA Group Ltd now owns 3,412 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $2,324,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares during the period. Verus Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC now owns 995 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $541,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 10.5% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 305 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $208,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Cooper Financial Group increased its holdings in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 376 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $204,000 after buying an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Greenline Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 9.9% during the 1st quarter. Greenline Wealth Management LLC now owns 366 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $250,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.71% of the company’s stock.

More Curtiss-Wright News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 beat expectations: Curtiss-Wright reported adjusted earnings of $3.94 per share versus analysts’ $3.76 estimate, and revenue of $953 million versus $935 million expected. Revenue increased 9.6% year over year. Curtiss-Wright Q3 results and guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Outlook and demand improved: The company raised its full-year 2026 sales-growth guidance to 8%–10%. Its backlog grew 12% year to date to $4.6 billion, supporting visibility into future business. Three takeaways for long-term investors
• Positive Sentiment: Additional Navy business: Curtiss-Wright won $225 million in U.S. Navy contracts, adding to its defense-sector opportunities. Curtiss-Wright wins Navy contracts
• Negative Sentiment: Guggenheim cut its price target to $674 from $786. The firm retained a Buy rating, so the revision is a cautionary signal rather than a downgrade. Guggenheim stock recommendations

Curtiss-Wright Company Profile

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) is a diversified industrial company that provides highly engineered products and services to the aerospace, defense, commercial nuclear power, and general industrial markets. The company designs and manufactures equipment used in applications that require reliable performance in demanding operating environments.

Its products and technologies include motion-control systems, valves, pumps, actuation equipment, sensors, data-acquisition systems, embedded computing products, and aircraft structural components.