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 declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, March 28th. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.76%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 14th. View Worthington Industries' Dividend History.

Worthington Industries announced that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, September 28th 2017, which allows the company to buyback 6,830,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WOR) issued its quarterly 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 return on equity of 17.05% and a net margin of 6.47%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $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 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Worthington Industries' shares. Their predictions range from $45.00 to $45.00. On average, they expect Worthington Industries' share price to reach $45.00 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Worthington Industries.

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Media headlines about WOR stock have been trending somewhat positive on Friday, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than twenty 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. Worthington Industries earned a coverage optimism score of 0.07 on Accern's scale. They also gave news articles about the industrial products company an impact score of 46.18 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

Worthington Industries' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders 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 $47.66.

Worthington Industries has a market capitalization of $2.98 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]