Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for Textron Earnings

Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Textron in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the aerospace company will earn $1.48 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.54. The consensus estimate for Textron’s current full-year earnings is $6.10 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Textron’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.67 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.05 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.53 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.53 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on TXT. Citigroup cut their target price on Textron from $118.00 to $111.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Barclays lowered their target price on Textron from $104.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Textron from $90.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. TD Cowen upgraded Textron to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, Bank of America downgraded Textron from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $110.00 to $85.00 in a research note on Friday, January 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $93.45.

Textron Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:TXT opened at $72.38 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $76.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $82.94. The stock has a market cap of $13.22 billion, a PE ratio of 16.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 1.83. Textron has a one year low of $71.94 and a one year high of $97.33.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Textron

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Textron by 17.8% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,733,335 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $591,523,000 after buying an additional 1,167,105 shares during the period. Boston Partners lifted its position in Textron by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 7,483,692 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $572,465,000 after acquiring an additional 333,127 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Textron by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,595,861 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $350,619,000 after purchasing an additional 164,964 shares during the period. Brandes Investment Partners LP increased its holdings in shares of Textron by 19.4% during the 4th quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 1,859,703 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $142,249,000 after purchasing an additional 302,712 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its position in Textron by 9.4% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,803,778 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $137,971,000 after purchasing an additional 155,384 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.03% of the company’s stock.

About Textron

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.