Curtiss-Wright Corporation $CW Shares Purchased by O Brien Greene & Co. Inc

O Brien Greene & Co. Inc boosted its holdings in Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW) by 5.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 12,608 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after purchasing an additional 707 shares during the quarter. Curtiss-Wright makes up 2.1% of O Brien Greene & Co. Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. O Brien Greene & Co. Inc’s holdings in Curtiss-Wright were worth $6,951,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. State Street Corp increased its stake in Curtiss-Wright by 1.2% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,436,161 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $780,091,000 after purchasing an additional 16,962 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc grew its position in Curtiss-Wright by 0.3% during the third quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 791,531 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $429,754,000 after acquiring an additional 2,153 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in Curtiss-Wright by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 768,260 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $423,519,000 after acquiring an additional 39,515 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its position in Curtiss-Wright by 5.3% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 740,033 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $401,794,000 after acquiring an additional 37,069 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in Curtiss-Wright by 25.5% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 487,675 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $262,828,000 after acquiring an additional 99,182 shares during the period. 82.71% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, COO Kevin Rayment sold 907 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $677.38, for a total value of $614,383.66. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 31,493 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,332,728.34. This represents a 2.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Gary A. Ogilby sold 252 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $689.14, for a total value of $173,663.28. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 2,571 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,771,778.94. The trade was a 8.93% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 5,961 shares of company stock valued at $4,039,279. 0.51% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Curtiss-Wright Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CW opened at $715.22 on Friday. Curtiss-Wright Corporation has a 1-year low of $405.43 and a 1-year high of $760.72. The business has a 50-day moving average of $706.58 and a 200-day moving average of $641.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.52 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The company has a market capitalization of $26.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.40, a PEG ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.86.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The aerospace company reported $3.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.32 by $0.16. Curtiss-Wright had a return on equity of 20.00% and a net margin of 14.17%.The company had revenue of $913.69 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $863.83 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.82 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Curtiss-Wright has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.900-15.300 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Curtiss-Wright Corporation will post 15.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Curtiss-Wright Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Curtiss-Wright’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.62%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Stifel Nicolaus set a $724.00 price target on Curtiss-Wright in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $760.00 price target on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Curtiss-Wright from $718.00 to $728.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Robert W. Baird set a $870.00 price target on Curtiss-Wright in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Curtiss-Wright in a research report on Wednesday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Curtiss-Wright presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $738.83.

Curtiss-Wright Company Profile

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) is a diversified, global engineering company that designs, manufactures and services highly engineered products and integrated systems for the aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. Its offerings span a range of electromechanical, motion control and flow control technologies, including flight control and actuation systems, sensors and avionics components, pumps and valves, power conversion and heat exchangers, and platform integration solutions for marine and ground systems.