Woodward (WWD) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Monday

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWDGet Free Report) is expected to announce its earnings results before the market opens on Monday, February 3rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.14 per share for the quarter. Woodward has set its FY25 guidance at $5.75-$6.25 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 5.750-6.250 EPS.Individual that are interested in registering for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWDGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 25th. The technology company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.19. Woodward had a net margin of 11.22% and a return on equity of 17.13%. The firm had revenue of $855.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $810.39 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.33 earnings per share. Woodward’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Woodward to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $7 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Woodward Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of WWD opened at $187.95 on Monday. Woodward has a fifty-two week low of $133.56 and a fifty-two week high of $201.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a current ratio of 1.89. The company’s fifty day moving average is $177.74 and its 200 day moving average is $170.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.11 billion, a PE ratio of 31.27, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.39.

Woodward Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 21st were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 21st. Woodward’s dividend payout ratio is 16.64%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WWD has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Woodward from $197.00 to $193.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Woodward from $226.00 to $229.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Barclays increased their price target on Woodward from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Woodward from $209.00 to $228.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Woodward from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $190.11.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Woodward

In other news, COO Thomas G. Cromwell sold 10,000 shares of Woodward stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.65, for a total transaction of $1,776,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 11,511 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,044,929.15. The trade was a 46.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director John D. Cohn sold 2,400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.57, for a total value of $430,968.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 20,963 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,764,325.91. This trade represents a 10.27 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 60,313 shares of company stock valued at $10,752,072 in the last quarter. 0.82% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Woodward

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Woodward, Inc designs, manufactures, and services control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Aerospace and Industrial. The Aerospace segment provides fuel pumps, metering units, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, and thrust reverser actuation systems for turbine engines and nacelles, and flight deck controls, actuators, servocontrols, motors, and sensors for aircraft.

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