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

Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Textron in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, September 2nd. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the aerospace company will earn $1.46 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.47. 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 $1.78 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.02 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.55 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.30 EPS.

Textron (NYSE:TXT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The aerospace company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $3.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.64 billion. Textron had a return on equity of 14.26% and a net margin of 5.80%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.54 earnings per share. Textron has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.000-6.200 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on TXT. Barclays boosted their price target on Textron from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Textron from $71.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $85.00 price target (down previously from $95.00) on shares of Textron in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. Wall Street Zen lowered Textron from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, July 26th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Textron from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $73.00 to $88.00 in a report on Monday, July 28th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $92.67.

Textron Trading Down 0.0%

TXT opened at $81.31 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $14.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.14. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $80.94 and its 200-day moving average price is $75.36. Textron has a one year low of $57.70 and a one year high of $91.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.84.

Institutional Trading of Textron

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new stake in shares of Textron during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Textron by 191.9% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 324 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Textron during the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Textron by 100.0% during the 1st quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 524 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 262 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new stake in shares of Textron during the 1st quarter valued at $41,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.03% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Textron news, EVP Julie G. Duffy sold 28,543 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.37, for a total transaction of $2,265,457.91. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 37,624 shares in the company, valued at $2,986,216.88. This represents a 43.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Textron Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.02 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 12th. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Textron’s dividend payout ratio is currently 1.81%.

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.