What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Woodward Q3 Earnings?

Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Woodward in a research note issued on Monday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.55 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.60. The consensus estimate for Woodward’s current full-year earnings is $6.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Woodward’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.56 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS.

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 28th. The technology company reported $1.69 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.25. Woodward had a return on equity of 16.76% and a net margin of 11.18%. The firm had revenue of $883.63 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $838.61 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.62 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

WWD has been the topic of a number of other research reports. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Woodward from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Woodward from $175.00 to $193.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Truist Financial raised their target price on Woodward from $205.00 to $209.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $187.00 target price on Woodward and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Woodward from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $195.00.

Woodward Stock Performance

Shares of Woodward stock opened at $207.87 on Wednesday. Woodward has a one year low of $145.98 and a one year high of $216.95. The company has a market cap of $12.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.82, a PEG ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.89. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $184.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $181.52.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WWD. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its stake in Woodward by 191.2% during the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 166 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its holdings in Woodward by 2,314.3% during the 1st quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 169 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Woodward by 189.8% during the 1st quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 171 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Berbice Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Woodward during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, TCTC Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in Woodward by 116.7% during the 1st quarter. TCTC Holdings LLC now owns 182 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. 81.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director John D. Cohn sold 2,800 shares of Woodward stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $191.52, for a total value of $536,256.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 20,965 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,015,216.80. The trade was a 11.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, COO Thomas G. Cromwell sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.50, for a total value of $1,845,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 15,477 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,855,506.50. The trade was a 39.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 35,700 shares of company stock valued at $6,823,600. 0.82% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Woodward Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be paid a $0.28 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 22nd. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.54%. Woodward’s payout ratio is presently 18.09%.

Woodward Company Profile

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.