What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Textron Q3 Earnings?

Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Textron in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $1.64 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.67. The consensus estimate for Textron’s current full-year earnings is $6.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Textron’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.74 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.11 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.17 EPS.

TXT has been the subject of several other research reports. Citigroup decreased their target price on Textron from $118.00 to $111.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Bank of America cut Textron from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $110.00 to $85.00 in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Textron from $86.00 to $82.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Textron from $100.00 to $92.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, TD Cowen upgraded shares of Textron to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Textron has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $93.45.

Textron Trading Down 3.1 %

NYSE TXT opened at $72.92 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $74.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $80.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.76. Textron has a twelve month low of $70.14 and a twelve month high of $97.34. The stock has a market cap of $13.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.92, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.27.

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

Textron Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $0.02 dividend. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. Textron’s dividend payout ratio is presently 1.86%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Textron

In other Textron news, VP Mark S. Bamford sold 5,451 shares of the 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 owns 18,223 shares in the company, valued at $1,324,447.64. This trade represents a 23.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. True Wealth Design LLC bought a new stake in Textron during the third quarter valued at about $26,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Textron during the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Eastern Bank bought a new stake in Textron during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Textron in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new position in Textron in the 4th quarter worth approximately $56,000. 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.