Woodward FY2025 EPS Estimate Boosted by Zacks Research

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Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Woodward in a research report issued to clients and investors 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 prior forecast of $6.15. Zacks Research 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.

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

Several other research analysts also recently commented on WWD. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Woodward from $200.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Woodward from $267.00 to $294.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. Northcoast Research raised shares of Woodward to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Woodward from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $291.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Alembic Global Advisors raised shares of Woodward from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $281.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Woodward currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $253.11.

Woodward Price Performance

WWD stock traded up $0.20 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $248.04. The company's stock had a trading volume of 382,045 shares, compared to its average volume of 522,565. Woodward has a 1 year low of $146.82 and a 1 year high of $267.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company has a market capitalization of $14.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.30. The company's fifty day moving average is $249.41 and its 200-day moving average is $211.33.

Woodward Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Woodward

In other Woodward news, EVP Terence J. Voskuil sold 10,000 shares of Woodward stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.03, for a total value of $2,310,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,945 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,142,443.35. The trade was a 66.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Charles P. Blankenship sold 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.98, for a total transaction of $1,079,900.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 73,117 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,791,809.66. This represents a 6.40% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 29,296 shares of company stock valued at $6,611,283. Corporate insiders own 0.82% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Woodward

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new stake in shares of Woodward in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $294,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Woodward by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 7,649 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,396,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Woodward by 13.3% in the 1st quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 3,580 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $653,000 after purchasing an additional 420 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Woodward in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $294,000. Finally, Tribune Investment Group LP purchased a new stake in shares of Woodward in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $8,577,000. 81.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Woodward Company Profile

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.