What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Textron Q1 Earnings?

Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Textron in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $1.17 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.19. The consensus estimate for Textron’s current full-year earnings is $6.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Textron’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on TXT. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Textron from $90.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Vertical Research raised shares of Textron from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $91.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Citigroup lowered their price target on Textron from $118.00 to $111.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Bank of America downgraded shares of Textron from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $110.00 to $85.00 in a research note on Friday, January 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $93.45.

Textron Price Performance

TXT opened at $72.15 on Monday. Textron has a 52-week low of $70.14 and a 52-week high of $97.34. The stock has a market cap of $13.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.74, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.27. The business has a fifty day moving average of $74.17 and a 200 day moving average of $79.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Textron (NYSE:TXT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The aerospace company reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.27 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $3.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.78 billion. Textron had a net margin of 6.01% and a return on equity of 14.92%. The business’s revenue was down 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.60 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Textron

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TXT. True Wealth Design LLC purchased a new position in Textron during the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Textron during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in Textron during the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new position in Textron in the fourth quarter valued at $56,000. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Textron in the 4th quarter valued at about $63,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.03% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

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 completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 18,223 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,324,447.64. This represents a 23.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Textron Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th were given a dividend of $0.02 per share. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.11%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. Textron’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1.86%.

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.