Zacks Research Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for Textron

Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Textron in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the aerospace company will earn $1.43 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.48. The consensus estimate for Textron’s current full-year earnings is $6.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Textron’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.58 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.07 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.37 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.21 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.24 EPS.

Textron (NYSE:TXT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The aerospace company reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $3.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.26 billion. Textron had a return on equity of 14.92% and a net margin of 6.01%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.20 EPS.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on TXT. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on shares of Textron from $100.00 to $92.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Textron from $62.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Citigroup lowered their price target on Textron from $111.00 to $107.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. TD Cowen raised Textron to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Textron from $82.00 to $71.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $87.70.

Textron Price Performance

TXT opened at $76.10 on Monday. Textron has a one year low of $57.70 and a one year high of $94.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $70.15 and its 200-day simple moving average is $75.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.20.

Textron Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be paid a $0.02 dividend. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. Textron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1.81%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Textron

In other news, VP Mark S. Bamford sold 5,451 shares of the company’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 transaction of $396,178.68. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 18,223 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,324,447.64. This represents a 23.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Textron

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of TXT. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Textron during the first quarter worth approximately $89,403,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. grew its holdings in Textron by 6,785.9% during the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,236,441 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $94,575,000 after buying an additional 1,218,485 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Textron by 17.8% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,733,335 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $591,523,000 after buying an additional 1,167,105 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its holdings in Textron by 128.7% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,113,026 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $80,416,000 after buying an additional 626,346 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Textron during the fourth quarter worth $41,451,000. 86.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.