Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $714.76 — A.R:R is negative (-2.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.5% away).
Curtiss-Wright designs and manufactures highly engineered products for aerospace & defense and commercial nuclear/industrial markets through three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power. U.S. defense represented approximately 47% of 2025 net... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $714.76 — A.R:R is negative (-2.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.5% away). Chart setup: RSI 43 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 5d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMCustomerU.S. defense programs47%10-K Item 1A: 'In 2025, approximately 47% of our total net sales were derived from or related to U.S. defense programs'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $714.76 — A.R:R is negative (-2.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.5% away). Chart setup: RSI 43 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $673.28. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $733.18 (+2.6% upside). Prior stop was $673.28. Stop-loss: $673.28.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.5% away); Earnings in 5 days (event risk).
Curtiss-Wright Corporation trades at a P/E of 55.9 (forward 42.9). TrendMatrix value score: 3.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
17 analysts cover CW with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $728.
What does Curtiss-Wright Corporation do?Curtiss-Wright designs and manufactures highly engineered products for aerospace & defense and commercial...
Curtiss-Wright designs and manufactures highly engineered products for aerospace & defense and commercial nuclear/industrial markets through three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power. U.S. defense represented approximately 47% of 2025 net sales; revenue is driven by long-term defense contracts and commercial OEM programs.