Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.750-6.250 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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 Price Performance

NASDAQ WWD opened at $179.05 on Thursday. 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 company has a fifty day simple moving average of $168.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $170.94. The company has a market cap of $10.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.38. Woodward has a 1 year low of $129.46 and a 1 year high of $201.64.

Woodward Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently issued reports on WWD shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on shares of Woodward from $158.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Woodward from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Woodward from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $170.00 to $190.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Woodward from $228.00 to $201.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Finally, Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $226.00 price target (up from $187.00) on shares of Woodward in a report on Tuesday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $184.67.

Insider Activity

In related news, COO Thomas G. Cromwell sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 11,511 shares in the company, valued at $2,044,929.15. This trade represents a 46.49 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 27,913 shares of company stock worth $4,907,304. 1.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.