Insider Selling: Curtiss-Wright Co. (NYSE:CW) CEO Sells 7,129 Shares of Stock

Curtiss-Wright Co. (NYSE:CW - Get Free Report) CEO Lynn M. Bamford sold 7,129 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $368.80, for a total value of $2,629,175.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 28,688 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,580,134.40. This trade represents a 19.90 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Curtiss-Wright Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE:CW traded up $0.65 during trading on Friday, hitting $366.92. 173,595 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 226,292. The stock has a market cap of $13.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.64, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.18. Curtiss-Wright Co. has a fifty-two week low of $212.05 and a fifty-two week high of $393.40. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $361.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $315.97. The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39.

Curtiss-Wright Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd were given a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 22nd. Curtiss-Wright's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.95%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 731,848 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $240,606,000 after purchasing an additional 27,607 shares during the last quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 136.8% during the 3rd quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 459,074 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $150,893,000 after acquiring an additional 265,205 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 32,425.8% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 404,946 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $133,102,000 after acquiring an additional 403,701 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 332,047 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $115,469,000 after acquiring an additional 22,543 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 30,079.2% during the 2nd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. now owns 302,396 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $81,943,000 after acquiring an additional 301,394 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.71% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on CW shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Curtiss-Wright in a report on Thursday, December 5th. They set a "buy" rating and a $452.00 target price on the stock. Alembic Global Advisors assumed coverage on Curtiss-Wright in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $412.00 price target on the stock. Truist Financial raised their price target on Curtiss-Wright from $304.00 to $333.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. StockNews.com lowered Curtiss-Wright from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Curtiss-Wright from $334.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $379.00.

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.

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