Woodward (WWD) Competitors $168.70 +0.56 (+0.33%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:17 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WWD vs. IR, XYL, DOV, SNA, PNR, IEX, GGG, NDSN, SWK, and ITTShould 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 Xylem Dover Snap-on Pentair IDEX Graco Nordson Stanley Black & Decker ITT 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. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IR or WWD? 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 RatioIngersoll Rand$7.16B5.20$778.70M$2.0545.01Woodward$3.32B3.00$372.97M$6.0128.07 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IR or WWD? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIngersoll RandOutperform Votes72861.59% Underperform Votes45438.41% WoodwardOutperform Votes36358.64% Underperform Votes25641.36% Do analysts rate IR or WWD? 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) 2.54Woodward 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Does the media favor IR or WWD? 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 Which has more risk and volatility, IR or WWD? 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. Is IR or WWD more profitable? 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% Is IR or WWD a better dividend stock? 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. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of IR or WWD? 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. SummaryIngersoll Rand beats Woodward on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Banyan Hill PublishingDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. Order 001?Biden broke it... Now Trump is going to fix it. Starting with "Exec. Order 001." I put all the details together for you here — but please hurry. Get Woodward News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WWD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WWD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWoodwardElectrical industrial apparatus IndustryAerospace SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$9.98B$1.82B$17.83B$9.07BDividend Yield0.58%0.58%1.30%4.22%P/E Ratio28.0710.1836.9117.19Price / Sales3.001,016.8419.38116.80Price / Cash21.0914.1230.2837.86Price / Book4.622.465.724.78Net Income$372.97M-$176.15M$463.64M$225.60M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WWDWoodward4.7793 of 5 stars$168.70+0.3%$187.44+11.1%+25.0%$9.98B$3.32B28.079,300Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeIRIngersoll Rand4.4346 of 5 stars$100.05-1.0%$107.67+7.6%+23.3%$40.32B$7.16B49.3218,000Positive NewsXYLXylem4.9705 of 5 stars$121.46+0.7%$152.20+25.3%+6.8%$29.51B$8.42B35.262,300DOVDover4.7889 of 5 stars$200.89-0.1%$213.91+6.5%+25.4%$27.56B$8.47B17.9825,000Analyst UpgradeSNASnap-on4.5435 of 5 stars$352.27-0.8%$345.40-2.0%+21.0%$18.50B$4.71B18.282,700Insider TradePositive NewsPNRPentair4.6885 of 5 stars$107.98+0.8%$109.38+1.3%+44.4%$17.84B$4.10B26.7910,500Dividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsIEXIDEX4.5608 of 5 stars$223.85+0.4%$243.14+8.6%+0.1%$16.95B$3.19B34.528,800Positive NewsGGGGraco3.8268 of 5 stars$87.87-0.1%$89.25+1.6%-0.3%$14.84B$2.13B31.074,000Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsNDSNNordson4.7333 of 5 stars$225.75-0.3%$279.00+23.6%-17.8%$12.91B$2.69B27.927,900Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionSWKStanley Black & Decker4.8376 of 5 stars$83.23+0.5%$102.29+22.9%-14.7%$12.83B$15.38B-60.4450,500Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageITTITT4.3822 of 5 stars$151.51+0.5%$166.75+10.1%+24.1%$12.35B$3.53B25.7210,600Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ingersoll Rand Competitors Xylem Competitors Dover Competitors Snap-on Competitors Pentair Competitors IDEX Competitors Graco Competitors Nordson Competitors Stanley Black & Decker Competitors ITT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WWD) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. And one team...True Market Insiders | SponsoredDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. Order 001?Biden broke it... Now Trump is going to fix it. Starting with "Exec. Order 001."Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. The reason why is a new, secretive move being c...Stansberry Research | SponsoredThe #1 Crypto for AIWe’ve issued an urgent landmark trade alert for a new crypto wonder. So, I decided to give you this heads-u...Weiss Ratings | Sponsored24/7 Automated Profits in CryptoWhat if you could make consistent daily profits in crypto with minimal effort? Beyond trading lies a vast w...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredElon Musk’s chilling warning for humanityThe 'invasion' I've discovered has nothing to do with the border crisis. What's happening at our southern bord...The Freeport Society | SponsoredTop Picks for Trump’s Pro-Crypto AmericaCoins Set to Soar with a Pro-Crypto White House President-Elect Donald Trump is reported to be holding over...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredVladimir Lenin was right…The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. It’s why Jeff Bezos just sold ...Porter & Company | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Woodward, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share Woodward With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.