NYSE:WOR - Worthington Industries Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Worthington Industries declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.23 per share on Friday, March 29th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.56%. View Worthington Industries' Dividend History.

Worthington Industries announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, September 28th 2017, which permits the company to buyback 6,830,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WOR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December, 18th. The industrial products company reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.15. The industrial products company earned $958.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $982.10 million. Worthington Industries had a return on equity of 18.42% and a net margin of 5.49%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.65 EPS. View Worthington Industries' Earnings History.

2 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Worthington Industries' shares. Their predictions range from $45.00 to $47.00. On average, they expect Worthington Industries' stock price to reach $46.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 28.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Worthington Industries.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Worthington Industries in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Worthington Industries.

Media stories about WOR stock have trended positive on Wednesday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Worthington Industries earned a media sentiment score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the industrial products company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

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Worthington Industries' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.53%), Vanguard Group Inc. (6.57%), Vanguard Group Inc (6.57%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.57%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.54%) and Macquarie Group Ltd. (2.39%). Company insiders that own Worthington Industries stock include Catherine M Lyttle, Dale T Brinkman, Geoffrey G Gilmore, John G Lamprinakos, John P/Oh Mcconnell, Michael J Endres, Peter Karmanos, Sidney A Ribeau and Terrence M Dyer. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Worthington Industries.

WOR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AQR Capital Management LLC, Morgan Stanley, Teachers Advisors LLC, BlackRock Inc., Alliancebernstein L.P., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, TCW Group Inc. and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Worthington Industries company stock in the last year include Catherine M Lyttle, Dale T Brinkman, John G Lamprinakos, John P/Oh Mcconnell, Sidney A Ribeau and Terrence M Dyer. View Insider Buying and Selling for Worthington Industries.

WOR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Matarin Capital Management LLC, Macquarie Group Ltd., Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Victory Capital Management Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, SG Americas Securities LLC, Crestline Management LP and Fisher Asset Management LLC. 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 $35.93.

Worthington Industries has a market capitalization of $2.18 billion and generates $3.58 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $194.79 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.88 on an earnings per share basis. Worthington Industries employs 12,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Worthington Industries is http://www.worthingtonindustries.com.

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]