Zacks Research Brokers Lift Earnings Estimates for Textron

Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Textron in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, November 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the aerospace company will earn $1.52 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.44. The consensus estimate for Textron’s current full-year earnings is $5.52 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Textron’s FY2025 earnings at $6.53 EPS.

Textron (NYSE:TXT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The aerospace company reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.49 by ($0.09). Textron had a net margin of 6.30% and a return on equity of 16.02%. The company had revenue of $3.43 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.50 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.49 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on TXT. TD Cowen downgraded shares of Textron from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $103.00 to $95.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Textron from $100.00 to $95.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Textron from $109.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Morgan Stanley cut Textron from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $95.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price target on Textron from $111.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Textron currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $101.56.

Textron Stock Performance

NYSE TXT opened at $84.91 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 0.82. Textron has a 1 year low of $74.13 and a 1 year high of $97.33. The company has a market capitalization of $15.75 billion, a PE ratio of 18.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a fifty day moving average of $86.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $87.33.

Textron Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be paid a $0.02 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.09%. Textron’s payout ratio is currently 1.76%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Textron

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Textron in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. True Wealth Design LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Textron in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Textron in the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Oakworth Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Textron in the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Family Firm Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Textron in the second quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.03% of the company’s stock.

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.