Zacks Research Forecasts Woodward’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:WWD)

Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) – Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Woodward in a report released on Monday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the technology company will post earnings of $1.42 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.44. 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 $1.72 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.09 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.99 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.93 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.73 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.92 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Woodward from $193.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Woodward from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. StockNews.com lowered shares of Woodward from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Truist Financial upped their target price on Woodward from $226.00 to $229.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on Woodward from $216.00 to $232.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $197.38.

Woodward Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of WWD stock opened at $182.85 on Wednesday. Woodward has a 1 year low of $136.25 and a 1 year high of $201.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.85 billion, a PE ratio of 30.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.40. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $182.31 and a two-hundred day moving average of $173.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.89.

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $1.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.14 by $0.21. Woodward had a return on equity of 16.76% and a net margin of 11.18%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.45 earnings per share.

Woodward Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be given a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. This is an increase from Woodward’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. Woodward’s dividend payout ratio is 18.76%.

Insider Transactions at Woodward

In other Woodward news, COO Thomas G. Cromwell sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.54, for a total transaction of $1,795,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 11,511 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,066,684.94. This represents a 46.49 % 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, Director John D. Cohn sold 2,400 shares of Woodward 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 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 32,400 shares of company stock valued at $5,844,768 in the last three months. 0.82% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. True Wealth Design LLC acquired a new position in Woodward in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Berbice Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Woodward during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. NBT Bank N A NY acquired a new position in Woodward during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new position in Woodward during the 3rd quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, Mather Group LLC. boosted its position in Woodward by 44.8% in the fourth quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 278 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.18% of the company’s stock.

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.