Great Lakes Advisors LLC Cuts Holdings in Textron Inc. $TXT

Great Lakes Advisors LLC lessened its stake in Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 848,797 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 11,707 shares during the quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC’s holdings in Textron were worth $71,715,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Callan Family Office LLC raised its stake in Textron by 133.1% in the 2nd quarter. Callan Family Office LLC now owns 7,863 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $631,000 after purchasing an additional 4,490 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its stake in shares of Textron by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 695,962 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $58,802,000 after purchasing an additional 39,389 shares in the last quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Textron during the third quarter worth about $5,018,000. Baxter Bros Inc. boosted its holdings in Textron by 45.8% in the 3rd quarter. Baxter Bros Inc. now owns 39,865 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $3,368,000 after acquiring an additional 12,530 shares during the period. Finally, Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI purchased a new position in shares of Textron in the third quarter valued at $1,078,000. 86.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Textron News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Textron this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 revenue and aviation momentum — Textron reported record quarterly revenue ($4.17B) and strong aviation aftermarket and delivery trends, which drove year?over?year revenue growth and underline core demand resilience. Textron Inc (TXT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenue and Strong Aviation Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: EPS roughly inline but missed by a penny — Adjusted EPS came in at $1.73, a penny below consensus; adjusted results were higher than last year but the tiny miss tempered upside. Textron earnings report / transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts remain cautious with Hold ratings — Bank of America’s Ronald Epstein kept a Hold rating ($90 PT), signaling balanced risk/reward given incremental growth and margin pressure. Balanced Risk-Reward Keeps Textron at Hold Amid Incremental Growth and Margin Pressures
• Negative Sentiment: FY?2026 profit guidance disappointed — Management guided to $6.40–$6.60 EPS for FY?2026, below the ~$6.77 consensus, which created the biggest near?term headwind to the share price. Textron Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 Results; Announces 2026 Financial Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Investor reaction: sharp share weakness — The conservative profitability outlook and guidance miss prompted a large intraday selloff (nearly 8% decline noted in coverage), reflecting investor focus on near?term margins and FY?2026 upside risk. Why Textron Stock Wilted by Nearly 8% on Wednesday
• Negative Sentiment: Catalysts for continued caution — Street notes cite MV?75 program headwinds, a planned capex step?up and portfolio uncertainty as reasons to keep a conservative stance, limiting upside until margin/capex questions clear. Textron: Aviation Strength Offset by MV-75 Headwinds, Capex Step-Up, and Portfolio Uncertainty Supports Hold Rating

Textron Stock Down 7.9%

TXT opened at $86.76 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The business has a 50 day moving average of $88.42 and a 200-day moving average of $83.96. Textron Inc. has a 1-year low of $57.70 and a 1-year high of $96.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.00.

Textron (NYSE:TXT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The aerospace company reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by ($0.01). Textron had a net margin of 5.81% and a return on equity of 14.16%. The company had revenue of $4.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.11 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.34 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 15.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Textron has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.400-6.600 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Textron Inc. will post 6.12 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on TXT shares. Freedom Capital raised shares of Textron to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Textron from $89.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Wall Street Zen cut Textron from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $94.00 target price on shares of Textron in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of Textron in a report on Thursday, January 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $97.90.

About Textron

Textron Inc is a global, multi-industry manufacturing company headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. The company designs, manufactures and services a diverse range of products for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets. Textron operates through four primary business segments—Textron Aviation, Bell, Textron Systems and Industrial—each of which serves customers around the world.

Textron Aviation is known for its Cessna and Beechcraft branded business jets and turboprop aircraft, offering models that range from light jets and turboprops to larger cabin aircraft designed for corporate and charter use.