Zacks Research Weighs in on Textron Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:TXT)

Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Textron in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 10th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $1.37 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.61. The consensus estimate for Textron’s current full-year earnings is $6.27 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Textron’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.93 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on TXT. Bank of America raised shares of Textron from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $85.00 to $105.00 in a research note on Friday, March 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Textron from $84.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 20th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Textron from $77.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, January 26th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Textron from $104.00 to $111.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 4th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Textron from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $93.63.

Textron Price Performance

Shares of NYSE TXT opened at $93.23 on Monday. Textron has a fifty-two week low of $61.27 and a fifty-two week high of $97.33. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $91.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $83.14. The company has a market capitalization of $17.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.92.

Textron (NYSE:TXT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 24th. The aerospace company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.07. Textron had a net margin of 6.73% and a return on equity of 16.05%. The business had revenue of $3.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.97 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.07 earnings per share. Textron’s quarterly revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Textron Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th were paid a dividend of $0.02 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 14th. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.09%. Textron’s dividend payout ratio is presently 1.75%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Textron

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. CVA Family Office LLC bought a new stake in shares of Textron during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Money Concepts Capital Corp boosted its holdings in Textron by 109.0% in the 4th quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 443 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 231 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its holdings in Textron by 100.0% in the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 600 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Textron by 393.9% in the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 489 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 390 shares during the period. Finally, Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new position in Textron in the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. 86.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.