Zacks Research Forecasts Stronger Earnings for Woodward

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Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Woodward in a research report issued on Monday, August 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $6.50 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $6.15. Zacks Research currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Woodward's current full-year earnings is $6.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Woodward's Q1 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.31 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.86 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.95 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.32 EPS.

WWD has been the topic of several other reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Woodward from $229.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, June 23rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Woodward from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Woodward from $175.00 to $193.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Northcoast Research upgraded Woodward to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their target price on Woodward from $267.00 to $294.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $253.11.

Woodward Trading Up 0.1%

WWD stock traded up $0.20 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $248.04. The company had a trading volume of 382,045 shares, compared to its average volume of 578,175. The business has a 50-day moving average of $249.73 and a 200-day moving average of $212.05. Woodward has a one year low of $146.82 and a one year high of $267.45. The stock has a market cap of $14.87 billion, a PE ratio of 39.25, a PEG ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The technology company reported $1.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.14. Woodward had a return on equity of 16.57% and a net margin of 11.32%.The company had revenue of $915.45 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $884.98 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.63 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Woodward has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.500-6.750 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Woodward

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Kilter Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Woodward during the second quarter worth approximately $39,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its position in shares of Woodward by 191.2% during the first quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 166 shares of the technology company's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its position in shares of Woodward by 2,314.3% during the first quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 169 shares of the technology company's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Woodward by 189.8% during the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 171 shares of the technology company's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. Finally, TCTC Holdings LLC raised its position in shares of Woodward by 116.7% during the first quarter. TCTC Holdings LLC now owns 182 shares of the technology company's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the period. 81.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Woodward news, EVP Terence J. Voskuil sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.03, for a total transaction of $2,310,300.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,945 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,142,443.35. This represents a 66.91% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Randall Hobbs sold 846 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total value of $211,500.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 48,981 shares in the company, valued at $12,245,250. The trade was a 1.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 29,296 shares of company stock worth $6,611,283. Corporate insiders own 0.82% of the company's stock.

Woodward Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 21st. Woodward's dividend payout ratio is presently 17.72%.

About Woodward

Woodward, Inc designs, manufactures, and services control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Aerospace and Industrial. The Aerospace segment provides fuel pumps, metering units, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, and thrust reverser actuation systems for turbine engines and nacelles, and flight deck controls, actuators, servocontrols, motors, and sensors for aircraft.