Woodward (WWD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

8 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Woodward in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" WWD shares.
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8 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Woodward's stock. Their WWD share price targets range from $125.00 to $201.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $158.22 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.8% from the stock's current price.
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Woodward's stock was trading at $136.13 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, WWD stock has increased by 7.8% and is now trading at $146.81.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, April 29th 2024.
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Woodward will be holding an earnings conference call on Monday, April 29th at 4:30 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 609-800-9909 with passcode "2819144".

Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January, 29th. The technology company reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.33. The technology company earned $786.73 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $750.13 million. Woodward had a net margin of 9.50% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.26%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 27.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.49 EPS.

Woodward announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 20th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share on Tuesday, March 5th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.68%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 16th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22.
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Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.68%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 4 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 21.10%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WWD will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.30% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) stock in their portfolio include SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR), Gabelli Commercial Aerospace & Defense ETF (GCAD), First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL), iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA), Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares (DFEN), Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF (PPA), Invesco S&P MidCap Momentum ETF (XMMO) and Unusual Whales Subversive Republican Trading ETF (KRUZ).

Woodward issued an update on its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Tuesday, January, 30th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.000-5.400 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 5.080. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.2 billion-$3.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.2 billion.

178 employees have rated Woodward Chief Executive Officer Thomas A. Gendron on Glassdoor.com. Thomas A. Gendron has an approval rating of 67% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Woodward investors own include Tesla (TSLA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Boeing (BA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Verizon Communications (VZ), AbbVie (ABBV), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Caterpillar (CAT), Lockheed Martin (LMT) and Intuitive Surgical (ISRG).

Woodward's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Pensioenfonds Rail & OV (0.43%), Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (0.18%), Graybill Wealth Management LTD. (0.05%), Red Spruce Capital LLC (0.03%), State of Michigan Retirement System (0.02%) and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Charles P Blankenship, Christopher Fawzy, Daniel G Korte, David P Hess, David P Hess, Gregg C Sengstack, John D Cohn, Mark D Hartman, Mary L Petrovich, Paul Donovan, Rajeev Bhalla, Randall Hobbs, Ronald M Sega, Terence J Voskuil, Thomas A Gendron and Thomas G Cromwell.
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Shares of WWD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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