Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.750-6.250 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 5.870. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.3 billion-$3.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.4 billion. Woodward also updated its FY25 guidance to $5.75-$6.25 EPS.

Woodward Stock Down 4.4 %

WWD stock opened at $179.05 on Thursday. Woodward has a 12 month low of $129.46 and a 12 month high of $201.64. The firm has a market cap of $10.68 billion, a PE ratio of 29.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.38. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $168.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $170.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 1.96 and a quick ratio of 1.29.

Woodward Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.56%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 21st. Woodward’s dividend payout ratio is presently 16.64%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on WWD shares. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Woodward from $209.00 to $228.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. StockNews.com lowered shares of Woodward from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Woodward from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $170.00 to $190.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of Woodward from $228.00 to $201.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating and set a $160.00 price target (down previously from $186.00) on shares of Woodward in a report on Friday, October 4th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $184.67.

Insider Buying and Selling at Woodward

In other Woodward news, COO Thomas G. Cromwell sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.65, for a total value of $1,776,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 11,511 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,044,929.15. This represents a 46.49 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 27,913 shares of company stock worth $4,907,304. 1.12% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Woodward Company Profile

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.