Zacks Research Estimates Woodward’s Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:WWD)

Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Woodward in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $1.60 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.57. The consensus estimate for Woodward’s current full-year earnings is $6.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Woodward’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.84 EPS.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.21. Woodward had a net margin of 11.18% and a return on equity of 16.76%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.45 earnings per share.

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

Woodward Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of Woodward stock opened at $183.91 on Thursday. Woodward has a 52-week low of $136.25 and a 52-week high of $201.64. The company has a 50 day moving average of $182.64 and a 200 day moving average of $173.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The company has a market capitalization of $10.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.81, a P/E/G ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.40.

Woodward Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be paid a $0.28 dividend. This is a boost from Woodward’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. Woodward’s payout ratio is currently 18.76%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Woodward

In other news, Director John D. Cohn sold 2,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.57, for a total transaction of $430,968.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, COO Thomas G. Cromwell sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.54, for a total transaction of $1,795,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 11,511 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,066,684.94. This trade represents a 46.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 32,400 shares of company stock valued at $5,844,768. 0.82% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Woodward

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in WWD. Naya Capital Management UK Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Woodward by 130.2% in the 4th quarter. Naya Capital Management UK Ltd. now owns 1,328,765 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $221,133,000 after buying an additional 751,541 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Woodward in the 4th quarter valued at about $120,220,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Woodward by 135.1% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 992,189 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $170,170,000 after purchasing an additional 570,124 shares in the last quarter. Farallon Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Woodward by 31.8% during the 4th quarter. Farallon Capital Management LLC now owns 1,521,300 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $253,175,000 after acquiring an additional 367,300 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Woodward during the 4th quarter worth about $31,187,000. 81.18% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.