VP John C Watts sold 1,110 CW shares at $480.50 for $533.4K; holds 3.9K post-sale as stock trades -5.3% from 52-week high.
John C Watts, Vice President of Strategy & Business Development at Curtiss Wright, sold 1,110 shares representing -22.3% of his pre-transaction holdings. The transaction occurred at $480.50, within the 52-week range but 5.3% below the high of $511.64, as the stock has posted +2.1% over 30 days and +13.0% over 90 days. Across his same-ticker trading history at CW, Watts has executed 4 prior trades—all purchases—with mixed near-term results (30-day average +15.4% on the measurable 2025 and 2024 transactions), though his cross-ticker track record shows 4 prior buys with 50% 90-day win rate and average +19.0% 90-day return. The sale occurs as the company reports strong fundamentals: annual revenue growth of +9.7% to $876.6M quarterly revenue, net income of $121.1M, and a P/E of 40.43. The timing and magnitude of this single large reduction warrant investor attention given the executive's prior pattern of accumulation at this ticker.
VP of Strategy & Bus Dev at Curtiss Wright bought 19 shares at $304.12; 6-insider cluster buy signals confidence amid strong fundamentals.
John C Watts, Vice President of Strategy & Business Development at Curtiss Wright, purchased 19 shares at $304.12 on 2025-01-06, bringing his holdings to 4,202 shares. The transaction occurs within a broader cluster pattern, with 6 other insiders also buying within the past 14 days, suggesting coordinated conviction at the company level. Curtiss Wright's fundamentals remain robust: $798.9M in latest-quarter revenue, $111.2M net income, and 11.3% annual revenue growth. Watts' cross-ticker track record shows strong execution, with 100% win rate on 3 prior buys averaging +44.8% over 90 days, though his prior trades at CW ($304.12 purchase date aligns with typical January activity pattern and represents a modest addition of 19 shares against a 4,183-share base). The stock currently trades at $351.23, up 3.9% over 90 days but down 6.6% over 30 days and 9.8% from its 52-week high.
VP Strat & Bus Dev at Curtiss-Wright buys 25 shares at $232.62; 4 peers bought within 14 days; cross-ticker track record: 100% 90d win rate
John C Watts, Vice President of Strategy & Business Development, purchased 25 shares at $232.62 on 2024-07-03, adding to a 4,570-share position. The transaction size is modest at $5,815.50, but it coincides with a cluster pattern: 4 other insiders also bought within the past 14 days, suggesting coordinated or synchronized conviction at the current valuation. Across his open-market history, Watts has executed 2 prior buys with a 100% 90-day win rate and an average 90-day return of +30.3%, and his prior trades at Curtiss-Wright specifically (2024-01-04 and 2023-07-10) both delivered positive 90-day returns of +19.3% and +35.9%. Against this backdrop of demonstrated timing accuracy and multi-insider accumulation, the filing warrants attention as a potential signal of insider confidence in the company's near-term trajectory, though the modest purchase size ($5.8K) and marginal increase in holdings (+0.5%) suggest this is not a dramatic conviction play.
