Research Analysts Set Expectations for Woodward Q1 Earnings

Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) – Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Woodward in a research report issued on Monday, December 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the technology company will earn $1.13 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.23. The consensus estimate for Woodward’s current full-year earnings is $5.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Woodward’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.70 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.84 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.90 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.80 EPS.

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $855.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $810.39 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.33 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

WWD has been the subject of several other research reports. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $160.00 price objective (down previously from $186.00) on shares of Woodward in a report on Friday, October 4th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Woodward from $209.00 to $228.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $226.00 price target (up previously from $187.00) on shares of Woodward in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. StockNews.com raised shares of Woodward from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 2nd. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Woodward from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $187.44.

Woodward Price Performance

Shares of WWD opened at $168.14 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $171.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $170.61. The firm has a market cap of $9.94 billion, a PE ratio of 27.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a current ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. Woodward has a 1-year low of $131.12 and a 1-year high of $201.64.

Woodward Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 21st were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 21st. Woodward’s dividend payout ratio is 16.64%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, COO Thomas G. Cromwell sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.85, for a total value of $1,818,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 11,511 shares in the company, valued at $2,093,275.35. The trade was a 46.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director John D. Cohn sold 2,400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.57, for a total value of $430,968.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 20,963 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,764,325.91. This represents a 10.27 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 60,313 shares of company stock valued at $10,752,072. 1.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Woodward

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. State Street Corp grew its stake in Woodward by 4.8% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,421,483 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $415,309,000 after acquiring an additional 110,569 shares in the last quarter. Earnest Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Woodward by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 1,380,384 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $240,711,000 after purchasing an additional 34,946 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Woodward by 4.9% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,278,502 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $219,321,000 after purchasing an additional 59,290 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in shares of Woodward by 13.3% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 634,698 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $110,679,000 after purchasing an additional 74,734 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Naya Capital Management UK Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Woodward in the third quarter worth about $99,000,000. Institutional investors own 81.18% of the company’s stock.

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.