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Woodward Inc (NASDAQ: WWD) closed the day trading at $242.85 down -0.71% from the previous closing price of $244.59. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.64 million shares were traded. WWD stock price reached its highest trading level at $245.76 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $235.44.
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 30.78 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 52.55. 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 Jul 31 ’25 when Paterson Eileen P. sold 9,500 shares for $261.37 per share. The transaction valued at 2,482,970 led to the insider holds 1,928 shares of the business.
EILEEN Patricia Paterson bought 9,500 shares of WWD for $2,482,963 on Jul 31 ’25. On Jul 03 ’25, another insider, Hobbs Randall, who serves as the EVP and President, Industrial of the company, sold 846 shares for $250.00 each. As a result, the insider received 211,500 and left with 48,981 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 14562792448 and an Enterprise Value of 15079607296. As of this moment, Woodward’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.42, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 31.09. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.78. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.90. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.401 whereas that against EBITDA is 27.445.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WWD is 1.26, which has changed by 0.4775493 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18469036 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 -3.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.45%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WWD traded about 538.86K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WWD traded about 444740 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 89.63% stake in the company. Shares short for WWD as of 1755216000 were 1001155 with a Short Ratio of 1.86, compared to 1752537600 on 636695. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1001155 and a Short% of Float of 1.8599999999999999.
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 0.004333783The 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 2025-08-21. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2008-02-15 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Woodward Inc (WWD) is currently in the spotlight, with 9.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.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 $6.7. EPS for the following year is $7.81, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $8.56 and $7.37.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $939.87M 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 $3.48B, 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 $3.83B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.95B and the low estimate is $3.64B.
