Woodward (WWD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ: WWD) is a global leader in the design, manufacture and service of control systems and components for the aerospace and industrial markets. Founded in 1870 and headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, the company specializes in motion control, fuel systems, actuation, and digital control solutions. Its offerings enable precision management of flow, pressure and motion in critical applications ranging from aircraft engines and power turbines to hydraulic systems.

Woodward’s product portfolio is organized into two primary segments: Aerospace and Industrial. The Aerospace segment provides engine and airframe systems for commercial, military and business aviation, encompassing fuel metering, actuators, engine control units and health monitoring hardware and software. The Industrial segment supplies control solutions for gas and steam turbines, reciprocating engines and compressors used in power generation, oil and gas production, marine propulsion and renewable energy installations.

With operations spanning North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America, Woodward serves original equipment manufacturers, power operators and defense contractors worldwide. The company maintains a network of manufacturing facilities, service centers and engineering offices to support aftermarket services and system integration. John C. Hayes Jr., who was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in 2015, leads a management team focused on innovation, operational excellence and strategic growth through targeted acquisitions and technology investments.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $347.68 to $357.83
• 50-Day Range: $341.52 to $403.25
• 52-Week Range: $204.10 to $407.00
• Volume: 560,945 shs
• Average Volume: 819,754 shs
• Market Capitalization: $20.93 billion
• P/E Ratio: 42.08
• Dividend Yield: 0.36%
• Price Target: $390.27
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Woodward Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Woodward scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 58 stocks in the aerospace sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Woodward has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 10 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Woodward has a consensus price target of $390.27, representing about 11.1% upside from its current price of $351.36.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Woodward has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.10%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Woodward are expected to grow by 12.10% in the coming year, from $9.34 to $10.47 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Woodward is 42.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Woodward is 42.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Aerospace sector average P/E ratio of about 45.94.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Woodward has a PEG Ratio of 2.10. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Woodward has a P/B Ratio of 8.29. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.33% of the float of Woodward has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Woodward has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.77, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Woodward has recently increased by 12.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Woodward has a dividend yield of 0.36%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Woodward has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Woodward is 15.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Woodward will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.23% next year. This indicates that Woodward will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.80

News Sentiment

Woodward has a news sentiment score of 0.80. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Aerospace companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Woodward this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 11 people have searched for WWD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -62% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Woodward to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -57% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Woodward insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $7,741,205.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.71% of the stock of Woodward is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.18% of the stock of Woodward is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/5 Dividend: 2/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/5 Dividend: 2/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/05/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/29/2026
• Record date for 6/4 Dividend: 5/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/4 Dividend: 5/21/2026
• Today: 5/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Aerospace
• Industry: AEROSP/DEF EQ
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WWD
• CIK: 108312
• Web: www.woodward.com
• Phone: (970) 482-5811
• Fax: 970-498-3050
• Employees: 10,200
• Year Founded: 1870

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Woodward: $390.27
• High Price Target: $470.00
• Low Price Target: $260.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.35
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 42.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 37.62
• P/E Growth: 2.1
• Net Income: $442.11 million
• Net Margins: 12.85%
• Pretax Margin: 15.59%
• Return on Equity: 20.12%
• Return on Assets: 10.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.18
• Current Ratio: 1.73
• Quick Ratio: 1.19

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.57 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.87
• Cash Flow: $8.95 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 39.25
• Book Value: $42.39 per share
• Price / Book: 8.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 59,580,000
• Free Float: 59,160,000
• Market Cap: $20.93 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.92