Textron (TXT) just delivered a Q3 that caught Wall Street's attention, with higher earnings, raised full year guidance and progress on key defense programs feeding into a sharp share price reaction.
Textron's latest move has come after a stretch where momentum had been fairly subdued. This makes the 11.7% 1 day share price return and 12.1% 7 day share price return stand out against a much gentler 10.2% 1 year total shareholder return.
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Textron just reminded investors it runs a broad, profit-making aerospace and defense operation. The harder question now is whether that refreshed story is already fully reflected in a US$87 share price after the spike.
Most Popular Narrative: 14% Undervalued
Textron's most followed valuation narrative points to a fair value of $101.47, which sits well above the latest $87.46 close and puts fresh focus on how much of the recent Q3 strength is already priced in.
The planned separation of Textron's more than US$3b Industrial segment within 12 to 18 months, with management indicating an expected uplift of about 150 basis points to revenue growth and 120 basis points to segment profit margin, could support higher earnings for the remaining aerospace and defense focused business.
Management's targeted recovery of roughly 200 basis points of aviation margin through improvements in workforce experience, factory efficiency, supplier capacity and dual sourcing, linked to an estimated US$150m profit opportunity, points to a medium term catalyst for higher segment margins and earnings as these actions take hold.
See why 25 investors see Textron as 14% undervalued .
Result: Fair Value of $101.47 (UNDERVALUED)
Still, the bullish Textron narrative hinges on fixing Aviation inefficiencies and avoiding MV-75 funding or catch up surprises that could dent earnings and cash generation.
Find out about the key risks to this Textron narrative .
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