Zacks Research Comments on Textron's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:TXT)

Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Textron in a report released on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $1.64 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.67. The consensus estimate for Textron's current full-year earnings is $6.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Textron's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.74 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.11 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.17 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Vertical Research upgraded shares of Textron from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $91.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. TD Cowen upgraded shares of Textron to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on Textron from $100.00 to $92.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Textron from $86.00 to $82.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Bank of America downgraded Textron from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $110.00 to $85.00 in a research note on Friday, January 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Textron has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $93.45.

Textron Stock Up 0.1 %

TXT traded up $0.05 on Friday, reaching $72.30. The company's stock had a trading volume of 333,368 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,435,068. The company has a market capitalization of $13.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.27. Textron has a fifty-two week low of $70.14 and a fifty-two week high of $97.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $74.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $80.07.

Textron (NYSE:TXT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The aerospace company reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $3.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.78 billion. Textron had a return on equity of 14.92% and a net margin of 6.01%. Textron's revenue for the quarter was down 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.60 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in Textron by 50.2% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 603,171 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $46,137,000 after buying an additional 201,696 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Textron by 27.0% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 31,263 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $2,391,000 after purchasing an additional 6,643 shares during the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in Textron during the fourth quarter worth $5,083,000. Integrated Advisors Network LLC grew its holdings in Textron by 107.1% in the fourth quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 11,199 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $857,000 after purchasing an additional 5,791 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its position in shares of Textron by 14.2% in the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 210,081 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $16,069,000 after buying an additional 26,185 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.03% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Mark S. Bamford sold 5,451 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.68, for a total value of $396,178.68. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 18,223 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,324,447.64. This trade represents a 23.03 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.70% of the company's stock.

Textron Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a $0.02 dividend. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. Textron's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1.86%.

Textron Company Profile

Textron Inc operates in the aircraft, defense, industrial, and finance businesses worldwide. It operates through six segments: Textron Aviation, Bell, Textron Systems, Industrial, Textron eAviation, and Finance. The Textron Aviation segment manufactures, sells, and services business jets, turboprop and piston engine aircraft, and military trainer and defense aircraft; and offers maintenance, inspection, and repair services, as well as sells commercial parts.