Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.850-6.250 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 7.270. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.3 billion-$3.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.7 billion.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Truist Financial raised their price target on Woodward from $226.00 to $229.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Woodward from $193.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Woodward from $216.00 to $232.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday. Barclays lifted their target price on Woodward from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, StockNews.com raised Woodward from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Woodward has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $197.38.

Woodward Stock Up 0.5 %

WWD traded up $0.93 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $195.22. 693,766 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 495,203. The stock has a market cap of $11.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.48, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.40. Woodward has a 1-year low of $134.82 and a 1-year high of $201.64. The stock's 50-day moving average is $179.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $170.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26.

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $1.35 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.21. Woodward had a net margin of 11.22% and a return on equity of 17.13%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.45 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that Woodward will post 6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Woodward Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.57%. This is an increase from Woodward's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 20th. Woodward's payout ratio is presently 16.64%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director John D. Cohn sold 2,400 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.57, for a total value of $430,968.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 20,963 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,764,325.91. The trade was a 10.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, COO Thomas G. Cromwell sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.65, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 46.49 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 50,313 shares of company stock valued at $9,007,072. 0.82% of the stock is 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.