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$168.70 +0.56 (+0.33%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:17 PM ET)

WWD vs. IR, XYL, DOV, SNA, PNR, IEX, GGG, NDSN, SWK, and ITT

Should you be buying Woodward stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Woodward include Ingersoll Rand (IR), Xylem (XYL), Dover (DOV), Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), IDEX (IEX), Graco (GGG), Nordson (NDSN), Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), and ITT (ITT). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.

Woodward vs.

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) and Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than Woodward. Woodward is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingersoll Rand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ingersoll Rand$7.16B5.20$778.70M$2.0545.01
Woodward$3.32B3.00$372.97M$6.0128.07

Ingersoll Rand received 365 more outperform votes than Woodward when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.59% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 58.64% of users gave Woodward an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Ingersoll RandOutperform Votes
728
61.59%
Underperform Votes
454
38.41%
WoodwardOutperform Votes
363
58.64%
Underperform Votes
256
41.36%

Ingersoll Rand currently has a consensus target price of $107.67, suggesting a potential upside of 16.67%. Woodward has a consensus target price of $187.44, suggesting a potential upside of 11.11%. Given Ingersoll Rand's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Woodward.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ingersoll Rand
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.54
Woodward
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44

In the previous week, Woodward had 18 more articles in the media than Ingersoll Rand. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Woodward and 6 mentions for Ingersoll Rand. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Woodward's score of 0.42 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ingersoll Rand
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Woodward
9 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodward has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Ingersoll Rand has a net margin of 11.72% compared to Woodward's net margin of 11.22%. Woodward's return on equity of 17.13% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ingersoll Rand11.72% 13.01% 7.77%
Woodward 11.22%17.13%8.82%

Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Woodward pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Ingersoll Rand pays out 3.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Woodward pays out 16.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Woodward shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Woodward shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats Woodward on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WWD vs. The Competition

MetricWoodwardElectrical industrial apparatus IndustryAerospace SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$9.98B$1.82B$17.83B$9.07B
Dividend Yield0.58%0.58%1.30%4.22%
P/E Ratio28.0710.1836.9117.19
Price / Sales3.001,016.8419.38116.80
Price / Cash21.0914.1230.2837.86
Price / Book4.622.465.724.78
Net Income$372.97M-$176.15M$463.64M$225.60M
7 Day Performance-3.66%-7.33%3.24%-1.23%
1 Month Performance-2.23%4.59%6.33%3.37%
1 Year Performance25.42%-27.67%38.63%16.58%

Woodward Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WWD
Woodward
4.7793 of 5 stars
$168.70
+0.3%
$187.44
+11.1%
+25.0%$9.98B$3.32B28.079,300Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
IR
Ingersoll Rand
4.4346 of 5 stars
$100.05
-1.0%
$107.67
+7.6%
+23.3%$40.32B$7.16B49.3218,000Positive News
XYL
Xylem
4.9705 of 5 stars
$121.46
+0.7%
$152.20
+25.3%
+6.8%$29.51B$8.42B35.262,300
DOV
Dover
4.7889 of 5 stars
$200.89
-0.1%
$213.91
+6.5%
+25.4%$27.56B$8.47B17.9825,000Analyst Upgrade
SNA
Snap-on
4.5435 of 5 stars
$352.27
-0.8%
$345.40
-2.0%
+21.0%$18.50B$4.71B18.282,700Insider Trade
Positive News
PNR
Pentair
4.6885 of 5 stars
$107.98
+0.8%
$109.38
+1.3%
+44.4%$17.84B$4.10B26.7910,500Dividend Increase
Analyst Revision
Positive News
IEX
IDEX
4.5608 of 5 stars
$223.85
+0.4%
$243.14
+8.6%
+0.1%$16.95B$3.19B34.528,800Positive News
GGG
Graco
3.8268 of 5 stars
$87.87
-0.1%
$89.25
+1.6%
-0.3%$14.84B$2.13B31.074,000Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
Positive News
NDSN
Nordson
4.7333 of 5 stars
$225.75
-0.3%
$279.00
+23.6%
-17.8%$12.91B$2.69B27.927,900Dividend Announcement
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
SWK
Stanley Black & Decker
4.8376 of 5 stars
$83.23
+0.5%
$102.29
+22.9%
-14.7%$12.83B$15.38B-60.4450,500Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
ITT
ITT
4.3822 of 5 stars
$151.51
+0.5%
$166.75
+10.1%
+24.1%$12.35B$3.53B25.7210,600Analyst Downgrade

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This page (NASDAQ:WWD) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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