On Tuesday, Woodward Inc (NASDAQ: WWD) opened higher 1.86% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $181.45. Price fluctuations for WWD have ranged from $145.98 to $201.64 over the past 52 weeks.
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It was noted that within the last five years, the titan of the Industrials sector saw sales topped by 3.70%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 2.59% at the time writing. With a float of $59.08 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $59.36 million.
The extent of productivity of a business whose workforce counts for 9300 workers is very important to gauge. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 27.63%, operating margin of 6.34%, and the pretax margin is 13.65%.
Woodward Inc (WWD) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Aerospace & Defense industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Woodward Inc is 0.46%, while institutional ownership is 89.31%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 24 ’25, was worth 1,864,900. In this transaction EVP and COO of this company sold 10,000 shares at a rate of $186.49, taking the stock ownership to the 15,477 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 26 ’25, when Company’s EVP and COO sold 3,300 for $194.36, making the entire transaction worth $641,388. This insider now owns 15,477 shares in total.
Woodward Inc (WWD) Latest Financial update
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.7 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 2.59% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 12.48% during the next five years compared to 8.34% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Woodward Inc (NASDAQ: WWD) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Woodward Inc (WWD). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.30. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 3.27. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 34.79.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 6.19, a number that is poised to hit 1.62 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 7.35 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Woodward Inc (WWD)
The latest stats from [Woodward Inc, WWD] show that its last 5-days average volume of 0.69 million was superior to 0.51 million than last year’s volume. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 86.17%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 7.68.
During the past 100 days, Woodward Inc’s (WWD) raw stochastic average was set at 74.27%, which indicates a significant decrease from 78.78% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 53.19% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 38.28% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $179.44, while its 200-day Moving Average is $173.73. Now, the first resistance to watch is $190.77. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $196.71. The third major resistance level sits at $200.42. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $181.12, it is likely to go to the next support level at $177.41. The third support level lies at $171.47 if the price breaches the second support level.
Woodward Inc (NASDAQ: WWD) Key Stats
There are currently 59,360K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 10.97 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 3,324 M according to its annual income of 372,970 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 772,730 K and its income totaled 87,090 K.
