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5 days
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1 month
19.59%
3 months
6.61%
6 months
15.72%
Year to date
18.64%
1 year
14.95%
5 years
277.59%
10 years
307.88%
 

About: Woodward Inc is an independent designer, manufacturer, and service provider of control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets. It designs, produces, and services reliable, efficient, low-emission, and high-performance energy control products for diverse applications in challenging environments. The company operates in two segments, Aerospace and Industrial. The Aerospace segment provides fuel pumps, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, and thrust reverser actuation systems for turbine engines and nacelles, and flight deck controls, actuators, servo controls, motors, and sensors for aircraft. The Industrial segment offers actuators, valves, pumps, fuel injection systems, solenoids, ignition systems, speed controls, electronics and software, and sensors.

Employees: 9,300

0
Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

127% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $51.2M | Put options by funds: $22.6M

113% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 85 | Existing positions closed: 40

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q3] → 5 (+1) [Q4]

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 160 | Existing positions reduced: 136

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 436 [Q3] → 472 (+36) [Q4]

1.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.65% [Q3] → 88.08% (+1.43%) [Q4]

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.85B [Q3] → $8.71B (-$143M) [Q4]

Research analyst outlook

3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$193
5%
downside
Avg. target
$207
2%
upside
High target
$220
8%
upside

3 analyst ratings

positive
67%
neutral
33%
negative
0%
Wells Fargo
Matthew Akers
62% 1-year accuracy
48 / 78 met price target
5%downside
$193
Equal-Weight
Maintained
30 Apr 2025
Truist Securities
Michael Ciarmoli
55% 1-year accuracy
43 / 78 met price target
3%upside
$209
Buy
Maintained
29 Apr 2025
UBS
Gavin Parsons
70% 1-year accuracy
19 / 27 met price target
8%upside
$220
Buy
Maintained
29 Apr 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 15 articles about WWD published over the past 30 days

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
Woodward (WWD) Is Up 6.63% in One Week: What You Should Know
Does Woodward (WWD) have what it takes to be a top stock pick for momentum investors? Let's find out.
Woodward (WWD) Is Up 6.63% in One Week: What You Should Know
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Woodward's Q2 Earnings & Revenues Surpass Estimates, Stock Up
WWD's Q2 performance is driven by strong Aerospace sales. Confident of navigating tariffs and current market conditions, it raises the lower end of sales and earnings guidance.
Woodward's Q2 Earnings & Revenues Surpass Estimates, Stock Up
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
Woodward, Inc. (WWD) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 28, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Dan Provaznik - Director, IR Chip Blankenship - Chairman & CEO Bill Lacey - CFO Conference Call Participants Scott Deuschle - Deutsche Bank Scott Mikus - Melius Research David Strauss - Barclays Noah Poponak - Goldman Sachs Matthew Akers - Wells Fargo Christopher Glynn - Oppenheimer Michael Ciarmoli - Truist Securities Sheila Kahyaoglu - Jefferies Spencer Breitzke - TD Cowen Louis Raffetto - Wolfe Research Operator Thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Woodward, Inc. Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Earnings Call.
Woodward, Inc. (WWD) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Woodward (WWD) Q2 Earnings
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Woodward (WWD) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Woodward (WWD) Q2 Earnings
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Woodward (WWD) Surpasses Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Woodward (WWD) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.69 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.44 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.62 per share a year ago.
Woodward (WWD) Surpasses Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
Woodward Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results
~Results in Line with Expectations, on Track to Deliver Full-Year Guidance~ FORT COLLINS, Colo., April 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ: WWD) today reported financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2025.
Woodward Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Woodward Gearing Up to Report Q2 Earnings: Here's What to Expect
WWD's Q2 performance is likely to have benefited from growth in the Aerospace segment. The volatile on-highway natural gas truck business might have hurt it.
Woodward Gearing Up to Report Q2 Earnings: Here's What to Expect
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
Woodward Announces Declaration of Dividend
FORT COLLINS, Colo., April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.28 per share for the quarter, payable on June 5, 2025, for stockholders of record as of May 22, 2025.
Woodward Announces Declaration of Dividend
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Gear Up for Woodward (WWD) Q2 Earnings: Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
Evaluate the expected performance of Woodward (WWD) for the quarter ended March 2025, looking beyond the conventional Wall Street top-and-bottom-line estimates and examining some of its key metrics for better insight.
Gear Up for Woodward (WWD) Q2 Earnings: Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Woodward (WWD) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: What to Know Ahead of Q2 Release
Woodward (WWD) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Woodward (WWD) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: What to Know Ahead of Q2 Release
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