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. 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 1.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 14th. View Worthington Industries' Dividend History.

Worthington Industries announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, September 28th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase 6,830,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WOR) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March, 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.14. The industrial products company had revenue of $841.66 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $863.50 million. Worthington Industries had a return on equity of 17.05% and a net margin of 6.47%. The company's revenue was up 19.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.55 EPS. 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 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Worthington Industries' shares. Their forecasts range from $45.00 to $45.00. On average, they anticipate Worthington Industries' stock price to reach $45.00 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Worthington Industries.

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Media stories about WOR stock have been trending positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Worthington Industries earned a news sentiment score of 0.27 on Accern's scale. They also gave media coverage about the industrial products company an impact score of 46.58 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.

Worthington Industries' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail 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 acquired 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 $48.08.

Worthington Industries has a market capitalization of $2.88 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]