Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) Releases FY25 Earnings Guidance

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) issued an update on its FY25 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of $5.75-$6.25 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $5.85. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.30-$3.50 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.38 billion. Woodward also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 5.750-6.250 EPS.

Woodward Stock Up 1.8 %

Shares of WWD traded up $3.24 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $179.29. 1,015,829 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 426,928. The company has a current ratio of 1.96, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.38. Woodward has a 1 year low of $129.46 and a 1 year high of $188.35. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $167.82 and its 200-day moving average is $170.87.

Woodward Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 21st will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.56%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 21st. Woodward’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 16.72%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on WWD. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Woodward from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. 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 research note on Wednesday, July 31st. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Woodward from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $170.00 to $190.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. Truist Financial raised Woodward from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $152.00 to $187.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on Woodward from $158.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $174.67.

Insider Buying and Selling at Woodward

In related news, COO Thomas G. Cromwell sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.65, for a total transaction of $1,776,500.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 11,511 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,044,929.15. This trade represents a 46.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In the last quarter, insiders sold 27,913 shares of company stock worth $4,907,304. Insiders own 1.12% 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.