Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) Reduced by Zacks Research

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 of $1.37 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

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

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Bank of America upgraded shares of Textron from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $85.00 to $105.00 in a research note on Friday, March 8th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Textron from $104.00 to $111.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 4th. UBS Group lifted 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted 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. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $98.00 target price on shares of Textron in a research note on Tuesday, January 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Textron currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $90.88.

Textron Price Performance

NYSE TXT opened at $93.06 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.90 billion, a PE ratio of 20.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $91.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $83.03. Textron has a 12-month low of $61.27 and a 12-month high of $97.33.

Textron Dividend Announcement

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Textron

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of TXT. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS raised its stake in Textron by 6.6% during the 1st quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 29,493 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $2,194,000 after purchasing an additional 1,826 shares during the last quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can raised its stake in Textron by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can now owns 55,591 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $4,331,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Textron by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 26,689 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,985,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Textron by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,503,096 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,748,161,000 after purchasing an additional 177,502 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Covestor Ltd raised its stake in Textron by 52.6% during the 1st quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,506 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $112,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. 86.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.