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$245.14 -1.16 (-0.47%)
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WWD vs. PERI, ANET, IR, XYL, DOV, PNR, SNA, GGG, IEX, and ITT

Should you be buying Woodward stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Woodward include Perion Network (PERI), Arista Networks (ANET), Ingersoll Rand (IR), Xylem (XYL), Dover (DOV), Pentair (PNR), Snap-On (SNA), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), and ITT (ITT).

Woodward vs. Its Competitors

Perion Network (NASDAQ:PERI) and Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

Perion Network has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodward has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Woodward had 13 more articles in the media than Perion Network. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Woodward and 4 mentions for Perion Network. Woodward's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Perion Network's score of 0.55 indicating that Woodward is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Perion Network
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Woodward
9 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Perion Network currently has a consensus target price of $12.38, suggesting a potential upside of 12.30%. Woodward has a consensus target price of $232.25, suggesting a potential downside of 5.26%. Given Perion Network's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Perion Network is more favorable than Woodward.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Perion Network
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Woodward
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

Woodward has a net margin of 11.36% compared to Perion Network's net margin of -1.75%. Woodward's return on equity of 16.86% beat Perion Network's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Perion Network-1.75% 2.88% 2.30%
Woodward 11.36%16.86%8.58%

68.1% of Perion Network shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Woodward shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Perion Network shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Woodward shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Woodward has higher revenue and earnings than Perion Network. Perion Network is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Woodward, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Perion Network$498.29M0.99$12.61M-$0.17-64.82
Woodward$3.32B4.38$372.97M$6.1939.60

Summary

Woodward beats Perion Network on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WWD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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WWD vs. The Competition

MetricWoodwardAEROSP/DEF EQ IndustryAerospace SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$14.55B$17.13B$26.96B$9.11B
Dividend Yield0.46%0.79%0.99%4.01%
P/E Ratio39.60130.0782.1920.27
Price / Sales4.387.006.60100.92
Price / Cash29.5345.5535.0757.67
Price / Book6.727.128.215.49
Net Income$372.97M$266.64M$369.21M$250.45M
7 Day Performance-2.92%1.18%1.93%4.78%
1 Month Performance5.64%6.64%5.62%9.58%
1 Year Performance38.73%70.55%48.59%16.41%

Woodward Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WWD
Woodward
4.4834 of 5 stars
$245.14
-0.5%
$232.25
-5.3%
+38.7%$14.55B$3.32B39.609,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PERI
Perion Network
1.5166 of 5 stars
$10.81
-1.4%
$12.38
+14.5%
+31.5%$484.61M$498.29M-63.59420News Coverage
ANET
Arista Networks
4.2916 of 5 stars
$101.51
-1.0%
$109.33
+7.7%
+20.2%$127.49B$7.00B42.974,412Positive News
Analyst Forecast
IR
Ingersoll Rand
3.805 of 5 stars
$86.68
-0.3%
$98.70
+13.9%
-8.5%$34.97B$7.24B42.9121,000News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
XYL
Xylem
4.436 of 5 stars
$130.91
-1.0%
$143.71
+9.8%
-5.4%$31.86B$8.56B35.1923,000Positive News
DOV
Dover
4.4533 of 5 stars
$187.30
-0.7%
$206.50
+10.3%
+2.5%$25.68B$7.75B11.2824,000Trending News
PNR
Pentair
4.5955 of 5 stars
$105.05
-1.7%
$107.14
+2.0%
+35.2%$17.28B$4.08B27.149,750Positive News
Analyst Forecast
SNA
Snap-On
4.3177 of 5 stars
$316.97
-1.4%
$350.83
+10.7%
+17.9%$16.57B$5.11B16.6013,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
GGG
Graco
4.0783 of 5 stars
$87.58
-1.4%
$93.00
+6.2%
+7.9%$14.64B$2.11B30.954,300Positive News
IEX
IDEX
4.6749 of 5 stars
$179.29
-1.1%
$212.50
+18.5%
-11.2%$13.54B$3.27B28.419,000Positive News
ITT
ITT
4.4255 of 5 stars
$158.84
-1.4%
$165.50
+4.2%
+17.0%$12.50B$3.63B25.2511,700News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:WWD) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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