On Tuesday, Woodward Inc (NASDAQ: WWD) opened higher 12.44% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $261.18. Price fluctuations for WWD have ranged from $146.82 to $274.50 over the past 52 weeks.
Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Industrials sector was 13.94%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 15.60% at the time writing. With a float of $56.65 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $59.97 million.
Woodward Inc (WWD) Breakdown of a Key Holders of the stock
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 5.54%, while institutional ownership is 91.34%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Sep 08 ’25, was worth 427,551. In this transaction Director of this company sold 1,750 shares at a rate of $244.32, taking the stock ownership to the 20,963 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Sep 08 ’25, when Company’s Director proposed sale 1,750 for $244.32, making the entire transaction worth $427,551.
Woodward Inc (WWD) Recent Fiscal highlights
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 12/31/2024, the company posted 1.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 1.2) by 0.15. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.94 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 15.60% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 16.94% during the next five years compared to 13.94% 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 1.36. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 4.94. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 51.74.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 7.19, a number that is poised to hit 1.69 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 9.38 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Woodward Inc (WWD)
Compared to the last year’s volume of 0.52 million, its volume of 0.85 million showed improvement in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 57.57%.
During the past 100 days, Woodward Inc’s (WWD) raw stochastic average was set at 94.85%, which indicates a significant increase from 92.45% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 9.07 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 6.51 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $256.41, while its 200-day Moving Average is $226.31. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $301.06 in the near term. At $308.45, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $319.95. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $282.17, it is likely to go to the next support level at $270.67. Now, if the price goes above the second support level, the third support stands at $263.28.
Woodward Inc (NASDAQ: WWD) Key Stats
There are currently 59,966K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 17.61 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 915,450 K and its income totaled 108,450 K.
