NASDAQ:WWD - Woodward, Inc.Common Stock Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Woodward, Inc.Common Stock trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WWD."

Woodward, Inc.Common Stock announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.1425 per share on Tuesday, November 27th. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 9th. This is a positive change from Woodward, Inc.Common Stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. View Woodward, Inc.Common Stock's Dividend History.

Woodward, Inc.Common Stock announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, April 12th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 11.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Woodward, Inc.Common Stock (NASDAQ:WWD) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July, 30th. The technology company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.12. The technology company earned $588 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $578.51 million. Woodward, Inc.Common Stock had a net margin of 7.59% and a return on equity of 15.40%. Woodward, Inc.Common Stock's revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.85 earnings per share. View Woodward, Inc.Common Stock's Earnings History.

Woodward, Inc.Common Stock is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November, 14th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Woodward, Inc.Common Stock.

Woodward, Inc.Common Stock issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Monday, July, 30th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of ~$3.80 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $3.68. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.27 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of prior $3.60-3.80.

8 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Woodward, Inc.Common Stock's stock. Their forecasts range from $62.00 to $89.00. On average, they expect Woodward, Inc.Common Stock's stock price to reach $78.1667 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.5%. View Analyst Price Targets for Woodward, Inc.Common Stock.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Woodward, Inc.Common Stock in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Woodward, Inc.Common Stock.

Some companies that are related to Woodward, Inc.Common Stock include GrafTech International (EAF), Bloom Energy (BE), Hollysys Automation Technologies (HOLI), Thermon Group (THR), Ballard Power Systems (BLDP), Plug Power (PLUG), SCI Engineered Materials (SCIA), Ideal Power (IPWR), American Electric Technologies (AETI) and China Carbon Graphite Group (CHGI).

Press coverage about WWD stock has trended somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. Accern ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Woodward, Inc.Common Stock earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the technology company an impact score of 46.57 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View Recent Headlines for Woodward, Inc.Common Stock.

Woodward, Inc.Common Stock's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.72%), Eagle Asset Management Inc. (2.30%), Northern Trust Corp (1.77%), Brown Advisory Inc. (1.66%), Royce & Associates LP (1.57%) and Voya Investment Management LLC (1.49%). Company insiders that own Woodward, Inc.Common Stock stock include Chad Robert Preiss, Christopher Fawzy, James R Rulseh, John A Halbrook, John D Cohn, Larry E Rittenberg, Martin Val Glass, Mary L Petrovich, Matthew Freeman Taylor, Paul Donovan, Robert F Weber Jr and Thomas A Gendron. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Woodward, Inc.Common Stock.

WWD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC, Eagle Asset Management Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Vulcan Value Partners LLC and Advisors Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Woodward, Inc.Common Stock company stock in the last year include Chad Robert Preiss, Christopher Fawzy, James R Rulseh, John D Cohn, Mary L Petrovich, Matthew Freeman Taylor, Paul Donovan, Robert F Weber Jr and Thomas A Gendron. View Insider Buying and Selling for Woodward, Inc.Common Stock.

WWD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Voya Investment Management LLC, Pembroke Management LTD, Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Cooke & Bieler LP, Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. and Victory Capital Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Woodward, Inc.Common Stock.

Shares of WWD can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WWD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $81.83.

Woodward, Inc.Common Stock has a market capitalization of $5.00 billion and generates $2.10 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $200.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.16 on an earnings per share basis. Woodward, Inc.Common Stock employs 6,900 workers across the globe.

Woodward, Inc.Common Stock's mailing address is 1081 WOODWARD WAY, FORT COLLINS CO, 80524. The technology company can be reached via phone at 970-482-5811 or via email at [email protected]