FY2026 EPS Estimates for Woodward Cut by Zacks Research

Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Woodward in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, August 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the technology company will earn $7.30 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $7.31. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Woodward’s current full-year earnings is $6.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Woodward’s Q3 2027 earnings at $2.23 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.31 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the company. UBS Group upped their price target on Woodward from $283.00 to $299.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Woodward from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Woodward from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $291.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Northcoast Research upgraded shares of Woodward to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Woodward from $175.00 to $193.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $253.11.

Woodward Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:WWD opened at $247.84 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $14.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.22, a PEG ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.30. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $249.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $211.33. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Woodward has a twelve month low of $146.82 and a twelve month high of $267.45.

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The technology company reported $1.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $915.45 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $884.98 million. Woodward had a net margin of 11.32% and a return on equity of 16.57%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.63 earnings per share. Woodward has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.500-6.750 EPS.

Woodward Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 21st will be given a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 21st. Woodward’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 17.72%.

Insider Activity at Woodward

In related news, EVP Terence J. Voskuil sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.03, for a total transaction of $2,310,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,945 shares in the company, valued at $1,142,443.35. This trade represents a 66.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Charles P. Blankenship sold 2,450 shares of Woodward stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $230.85, for a total transaction of $565,582.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 64,739 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,944,998.15. This represents a 3.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 29,296 shares of company stock valued at $6,611,283 in the last 90 days. 0.82% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of WWD. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Woodward during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $201,555,000. Naya Capital Management UK Ltd. boosted its stake in Woodward by 130.2% in the fourth quarter. Naya Capital Management UK Ltd. now owns 1,328,765 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $221,133,000 after purchasing an additional 751,541 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Woodward by 44,162.8% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 472,284 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $86,187,000 after purchasing an additional 471,217 shares in the last quarter. Farallon Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Woodward by 31.8% during the fourth quarter. Farallon Capital Management LLC now owns 1,521,300 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $253,175,000 after purchasing an additional 367,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Duquesne Family Office LLC increased its stake in shares of Woodward by 15.9% in the fourth quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 1,225,750 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $203,989,000 after buying an additional 168,035 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.18% of the company’s stock.

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.