Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.850-6.250 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 7.270. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.3 billion-$3.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.7 billion.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com upgraded Woodward from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Woodward from $226.00 to $229.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Woodward from $209.00 to $228.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Woodward from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Woodward from $197.00 to $193.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Woodward presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $195.38.

Woodward Trading Up 1.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ WWD traded up $2.65 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $187.90. The company had a trading volume of 1,083,374 shares, compared to its average volume of 441,475. The stock has a market cap of $11.11 billion, a PE ratio of 31.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.40. Woodward has a one year low of $133.56 and a one year high of $201.64. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $178.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $170.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26.

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $1.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.14 by $0.21. Woodward had a return on equity of 17.13% and a net margin of 11.22%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.45 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Woodward will post 6 earnings per share for the current year.

Woodward Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.28 per share. This is a positive change from Woodward’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.60%. Woodward’s dividend payout ratio is currently 16.64%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Woodward news, Director John D. Cohn sold 2,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.57, for a total transaction of $430,968.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 20,963 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,764,325.91. This represents a 10.27 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, COO Thomas G. Cromwell sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.85, for a total value of $1,818,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 11,511 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,093,275.35. The trade was a 46.49 % 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 over the last ninety days. 0.82% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.