Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for Textron Earnings

Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Textron in a report released on Thursday, May 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $1.43 per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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 data on Thursday, April 24th. The aerospace company reported $1.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.11. Textron had a return on equity of 14.92% and a net margin of 6.01%. The firm had revenue of $3.31 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.26 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.20 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

TXT has been the subject of several other reports. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Textron from $62.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Textron from $82.00 to $71.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 11th. Citigroup dropped their target price on Textron from $111.00 to $107.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Bank of America downgraded Textron from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $110.00 to $85.00 in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on Textron from $100.00 to $92.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. One 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, Textron currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $87.70.

Textron Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of Textron stock opened at $76.69 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 0.84. Textron has a 1 year low of $57.70 and a 1 year high of $94.57. The company has a market capitalization of $13.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.20. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $69.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $75.58.

Textron Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.02 per share. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.10%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. Textron’s payout ratio is currently 1.81%.

Insider Transactions at Textron

In other Textron news, VP Mark S. Bamford sold 5,451 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.68, for a total value 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 trade represents a 23.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Textron

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of TXT. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in Textron by 6.3% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 21,397 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,546,000 after acquiring an additional 1,265 shares in the last quarter. MBB Public Markets I LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Textron during the first quarter valued at approximately $298,000. United Services Automobile Association acquired a new position in shares of Textron during the first quarter worth $288,000. Great Lakes Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Textron by 2.8% in the first quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 864,606 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $62,372,000 after purchasing an additional 23,677 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in Textron by 10.7% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,243,429 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $89,838,000 after purchasing an additional 120,577 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.03% of the company’s stock.

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.