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Curtiss-Wright Corp (NYSE: CW) closed the day trading at $337.95 down -1.17% from the previous closing price of $341.94. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of CW, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 33.31 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.00. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.19 and its Current Ratio is at 1.69. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.49 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.45.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on January 21, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $410.
On December 05, 2024, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $452.
Stifel Downgraded its Buy to Hold on November 18, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $370.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 05 ’25 when Ferdenzi Paul J sold 1,907 shares for $346.98 per share. The transaction valued at 661,691 led to the insider holds 18,405 shares of the business.
Watts John C sold 622 shares of CW for $215,865 on Feb 05 ’25. The Vice President Strat & Bus Dev now owns 5,072 shares after completing the transaction at $347.05 per share. On Feb 05 ’25, another insider, Freda Robert F, who serves as the Vice President and Treasurer of the company, sold 379 shares for $346.96 each. As a result, the insider received 131,498 and left with 4,667 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Curtiss-Wright’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 32.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.69. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.40. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.15.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CW has reached a high of $393.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $225.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.85%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.53%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 37.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 37.74M. Insiders hold about 0.56% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.61% stake in the company.
