Zacks Research Has Positive View of Woodward FY2025 Earnings

Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) – Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for Woodward in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $6.15 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $6.09. The consensus estimate for Woodward’s current full-year earnings is $6.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Woodward’s FY2026 earnings at $6.97 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.78 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.86 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.95 EPS.

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

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

Woodward Stock Performance

NASDAQ:WWD opened at $213.53 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $183.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of $181.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 1.89 and a quick ratio of 1.19. The firm has a market cap of $12.68 billion, a PE ratio of 35.77, a P/E/G ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.24. Woodward has a 1-year low of $145.98 and a 1-year high of $213.71.

Woodward Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be issued a $0.28 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 22nd. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.52%. Woodward’s payout ratio is 18.09%.

Insider Activity at Woodward

In other Woodward news, Director John D. Cohn sold 2,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $191.52, for a total transaction of $536,256.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 20,965 shares in the company, valued at $4,015,216.80. The trade was a 11.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, COO Thomas G. Cromwell sold 3,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.36, for a total transaction of $641,388.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 15,477 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,008,109.72. This represents a 17.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 30,700 shares of company stock worth $5,751,700. 0.82% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Woodward

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of WWD. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its stake in Woodward by 191.2% during the first quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 166 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its stake in Woodward by 2,314.3% during the first 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 period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Woodward by 189.8% during the first 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 period. Berbice Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Woodward during the fourth quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, TCTC Holdings LLC boosted its stake in shares of Woodward by 116.7% in the first quarter. TCTC Holdings LLC now owns 182 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the period. 81.18% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Woodward

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.