Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Woodward Q3 Earnings

Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Woodward in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.60 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.57. The consensus estimate for Woodward’s current full-year earnings is $6.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Woodward’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.84 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Woodward from $193.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on Woodward from $226.00 to $229.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Barclays lifted their price target on Woodward from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. UBS Group lifted their price target on Woodward from $216.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Woodward from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Woodward currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $197.38.

Woodward Trading Up 2.4 %

Shares of WWD stock opened at $188.99 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $182.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $173.29. Woodward has a 12-month low of $140.43 and a 12-month high of $201.64. The firm has a market cap of $11.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.40.

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $1.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.14 by $0.21. Woodward had a return on equity of 16.76% and a net margin of 11.18%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.45 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. True Wealth Design LLC purchased a new position in Woodward during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Berbice Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Woodward during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. NBT Bank N A NY purchased a new position in shares of Woodward during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new position in shares of Woodward during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, Mather Group LLC. grew its holdings in shares of Woodward by 44.8% during the 4th quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 278 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.18% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, COO Thomas G. Cromwell sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.85, for a total transaction of $1,818,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 11,511 shares in the company, valued at $2,093,275.35. The trade was a 46.49 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, 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 transaction, the director now owns 20,963 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,764,325.91. This represents a 10.27 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 22,400 shares of company stock valued at $4,044,868. Insiders own 0.82% of the company’s stock.

Woodward Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be paid a $0.28 dividend. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.59%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. This is a positive change from Woodward’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. Woodward’s payout ratio is 18.76%.

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.