Curtiss-Wright Co. (NYSE:CW) Shares Acquired by O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Curtiss-Wright Co. (NYSE:CW - Free Report) by 4.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,530 shares of the aerospace company's stock after purchasing an additional 892 shares during the quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC owned about 0.06% of Curtiss-Wright worth $7,640,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of CW. YANKCOM Partnership purchased a new position in shares of Curtiss-Wright in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in Curtiss-Wright during the third quarter worth $53,000. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in Curtiss-Wright by 61.0% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 169 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Morse Asset Management Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Curtiss-Wright in the third quarter valued at $69,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Curtiss-Wright by 85.4% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 228 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $82,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.71% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other Curtiss-Wright news, VP John C. Watts sold 622 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $347.05, for a total value of $215,865.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 5,072 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,760,237.60. The trade was a 10.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Paul J. Ferdenzi sold 1,907 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.98, for a total transaction of $661,690.86. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 18,405 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,386,166.90. The trade was a 9.39 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders acquired 116 shares of company stock worth $35,278 and sold 21,797 shares worth $7,436,255. Company insiders own 0.55% of the company's stock.

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Curtiss-Wright Trading Down 6.4 %

Shares of NYSE CW traded down $19.28 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $283.63. The stock had a trading volume of 325,522 shares, compared to its average volume of 260,805. Curtiss-Wright Co. has a 52-week low of $246.43 and a 52-week high of $393.40. The firm has a market cap of $10.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.88, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.15. The business's fifty day moving average price is $327.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $346.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The aerospace company reported $3.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.12 by $0.15. Curtiss-Wright had a return on equity of 17.11% and a net margin of 12.98%. Analysts expect that Curtiss-Wright Co. will post 12.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Curtiss-Wright Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th. Curtiss-Wright's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.96%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently commented on CW shares. Citigroup began coverage on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. They set a "buy" rating and a $410.00 price target on the stock. Truist Financial increased their price target on Curtiss-Wright from $333.00 to $357.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Curtiss-Wright currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $386.86.

Curtiss-Wright 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.