NYSE:WOR - Worthington Industries Stock Price, Price Target & More

Worthington Industries trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WOR."

Worthington Industries announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share on Friday, June 29th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.80%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 14th. View Worthington Industries' Dividend History.

Worthington Industries declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, September 28th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback 6,830,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WOR) issued its earnings results on Thursday, March, 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.14. The industrial products company earned $841.66 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $863.50 million. Worthington Industries had a net margin of 6.47% and a return on equity of 17.05%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.55 earnings per share. View Worthington Industries' Earnings History.

Worthington Industries is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, June, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Worthington Industries.

1 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Worthington Industries' stock. Their forecasts range from $45.00 to $45.00. On average, they expect Worthington Industries' stock price to reach $45.00 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Worthington Industries.

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News coverage about WOR stock has been trending somewhat positive on Wednesday, Accern reports. Accern identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Worthington Industries earned a media sentiment score of 0.24 on Accern's scale. They also gave news coverage about the industrial products company an impact score of 46.50 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

Worthington Industries' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.90%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.10%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.07%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.74%), Northern Trust Corp (1.17%) and Prudential Financial Inc. (0.84%). Company insiders that own Worthington Industries stock include Catherine M Lyttle, Dale T Brinkman, Geoffrey G Gilmore, John G Lamprinakos, Michael J Endres, Peter Karmanos and Sidney A Ribeau. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Worthington Industries.

WOR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Van ECK Associates Corp, UBS Group AG, Millennium Management LLC, Northern Trust Corp and Citadel Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Worthington Industries company stock in the last year include Catherine M Lyttle, Dale T Brinkman, Geoffrey G Gilmore, John G Lamprinakos, Peter Karmanos and Sidney A Ribeau. View Insider Buying and Selling for Worthington Industries.

WOR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Matarin Capital Management LLC, New Amsterdam Partners LLC NY, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Prudential Financial Inc., Burney Co., Engineers Gate Manager LP and Federated Investors Inc. PA. View Insider Buying and Selling for Worthington Industries.

Shares of WOR 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 WOR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $46.70.

Worthington Industries has a market capitalization of $2.93 billion and generates $3.01 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $204.51 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.22 on an earnings per share basis. Worthington Industries employs 10,000 workers across the globe.

Worthington Industries' mailing address is 200 OLD WILSON BRIDGE ROAD, COLUMBUS OH, 43085. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 614-438-3210 or via email at [email protected]