NASDAQ:WWD - Woodward, Inc.Common Stock Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Woodward, Inc.Common Stock declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 21st will be given a dividend of $0.142 per share on Monday, June 4th. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 18th. View Woodward, Inc.Common Stock's Dividend History.

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

Woodward, Inc.Common Stock (NASDAQ:WWD) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April, 23rd. The technology company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.03. The technology company earned $548.25 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $526.84 million. Woodward, Inc.Common Stock had a return on equity of 14.56% and a net margin of 7.94%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. View Woodward, Inc.Common Stock's Earnings History.

Woodward, Inc.Common Stock is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July, 23rd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Woodward, Inc.Common Stock.

Woodward, Inc.Common Stock updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Monday, April, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $3.60-3.80 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.63. The company issued revenue guidance of approx $2.20 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.27 billion.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets 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 share price to reach $78.8889 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Woodward, Inc.Common Stock.

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

News coverage about WWD stock has trended positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Woodward, Inc.Common Stock earned a news sentiment score of 0.26 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the technology company an impact score of 47.13 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

Woodward, Inc.Common Stock's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.33%), Eagle Asset Management Inc. (2.35%), Fiduciary Management Inc. WI (2.20%), Champlain Investment Partners LLC (2.00%), Northern Trust Corp (1.74%) and Royal Bank of Canada (1.61%). 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 Millennium Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., FIL Ltd, Hsbc Holdings PLC, American Century Companies Inc., Guggenheim Capital LLC and Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC. Company insiders that have sold Woodward, Inc.Common Stock company stock in the last year include Chad Robert Preiss, John A Halbrook, 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 Eagle Asset Management Inc., Carillon Tower Advisers Inc., Champlain Investment Partners LLC, BlackRock Inc., Penn Capital Management Co. Inc., Anchor Capital Advisors LLC, Crawford Investment Counsel Inc. and Royal Bank of Canada. 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 $78.96.

Woodward, Inc.Common Stock has a market capitalization of $4.85 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]