Zacks Research Has Strong Estimate for Woodward Q4 Earnings

Key Points

• Woodward's Q4 2025 EPS estimates have been raised to $1.70 by Zacks Research, up from $1.56, with a full-year consensus of $6.15 per share.
• Several analysts have rated Woodward with a "Moderate Buy" consensus, with price targets ranging from $249.63 to a high of $299.00 from UBS Group.
• The company is set to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share on September 4th, yielding 0.5% annually.

Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Woodward in a note issued to investors on Monday, August 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the technology company will earn $1.70 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.56. 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $2.07 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $2.24 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on WWD. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Woodward from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Woodward from $200.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $245.00 price objective (up from $225.00) on shares of Woodward in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Alembic Global Advisors upgraded shares of Woodward from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $281.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Woodward from $267.00 to $294.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $253.11.

Woodward Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of Woodward stock traded up $0.20 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $248.04. The company's stock had a trading volume of 382,045 shares, compared to its average volume of 586,667. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 2.04. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $249.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $211.77. The company has a market capitalization of $14.87 billion, a PE ratio of 39.25, a P/E/G ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.30. Woodward has a 52 week low of $146.82 and a 52 week high of $267.45.

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The technology company reported $1.76 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.14. Woodward had a net margin of 11.32% and a return on equity of 16.57%. The firm had revenue of $915.45 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $884.98 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.63 EPS. The company'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.

Woodward Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at Woodward

In related news, EVP Randall Hobbs sold 846 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 3rd. The shares were 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $12,245,250. This trade represents a 1.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Terence J. Voskuil sold 10,000 shares of the firm's 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,945 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,142,443.35. The trade was a 66.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 29,296 shares of company stock worth $6,611,283 over the last three months. 0.82% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Woodward

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State of Wyoming lifted its holdings in Woodward by 114.5% during the second quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 3,290 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $806,000 after purchasing an additional 1,756 shares in the last quarter. KP Management LLC lifted its holdings in Woodward by 24.2% during the second quarter. KP Management LLC now owns 20,500 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $5,024,000 after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares in the last quarter. FORA Capital LLC purchased a new position in Woodward during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,353,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Woodward by 118.7% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 12,798 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $3,137,000 after purchasing an additional 6,947 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Woodward by 11.7% during the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 16,459 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $4,034,000 after purchasing an additional 1,728 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.18% of the company's stock.

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.