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Woodward Inc (NASDAQ: WWD) closed the day trading at $249.09 up 2.10% from the previous closing price of $243.96. In other words, the price has increased by $2.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.84 million shares were traded. WWD stock price reached its highest trading level at $249.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $245.0.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WWD, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 31.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 53.90. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.39 and its Current Ratio is at 2.04. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.39 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.21.
On June 03, 2025, Deutsche Bank Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $291.
TD Cowen Downgraded its Buy to Hold on October 04, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $186 to $160.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 08 ’25 when COHN JOHN D sold 1,750 shares for $244.32 per share. The transaction valued at 427,551 led to the insider holds 20,963 shares of the business.
John D Cohn bought 1,750 shares of WWD for $427,551 on Sep 08 ’25. On Jul 31 ’25, another insider, Paterson Eileen P., who serves as the Director of the company, sold 9,500 shares for $261.37 each. As a result, the insider received 2,482,970 and left with 1,928 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WWD now has a Market Capitalization of 14936985600 and an Enterprise Value of 15453797376. As of this moment, Woodward’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 39.41, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 31.89. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.51 whereas that against EBITDA is 28.126.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WWD is 1.26, which has changed by 0.45233512 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1529237 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WWD has reached a high of $267.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $146.82. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.77%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WWD traded about 560.45K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WWD traded about 632910 shares per day. A total of 59.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.62M. Insiders hold about 5.57% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.46% stake in the company. Shares short for WWD as of 1757894400 were 911482 with a Short Ratio of 1.63, compared to 1755216000 on 1001155. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 911482 and a Short% of Float of 1.7000000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
WWD’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.09, up from 1.06 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.004344974. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.6. . The current Payout Ratio is 16.65% for WWD, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-21 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-20. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2008-02-15 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Woodward Inc (WWD) is currently being evaluated by a team of 9.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.66, with high estimates of $1.85 and low estimates of $1.49.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.76 and $6.64 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.69. EPS for the following year is $7.83, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $8.56 and $7.37.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $940.75M in revenue for . The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $962.14M to a low estimate of $922.9M. As of . The current estimate, Woodward Inc’s year-ago sales were $854.49MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $877.19M. There is a high estimate of $912.7M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $848.17M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WWD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.53B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.49B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.51B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.32BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.84B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.95B and the low estimate is $3.64B.
