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. Stockholders 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 9th. This is a boost from Woodward, Inc.Common Stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. View Woodward, Inc.Common Stock's Dividend History.

Woodward, Inc.Common Stock declared that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, April 12th 2017, which allows the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 11.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Woodward, Inc.Common Stock (NASDAQ:WWD) issued its earnings results on Monday, July, 30th. The technology company reported $1.12 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' 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%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.85 EPS. 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 updated 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Woodward, Inc.Common Stock's stock. Their forecasts range from $62.00 to $89.00. On average, they anticipate Woodward, Inc.Common Stock's stock price to reach $78.1667 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.7%. 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).

Woodward, Inc.Common Stock's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors 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 purchased 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 $82.03.

Woodward, Inc.Common Stock has a market capitalization of $5.02 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.

The official website for Woodward, Inc.Common Stock is http://www.woodward.com.

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]