Woodward (WWD) to Release Earnings on Monday

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) is expected to be issuing its Q4 2025 results after the market closes on Monday, November 24th. Analysts expect Woodward to post earnings of $1.83 per share and revenue of $943.1470 million for the quarter. Investors can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earningreport page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Monday, November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET.

Woodward Price Performance

WWD stock opened at $260.44 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 2.04. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $252.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $242.52. Woodward has a one year low of $146.82 and a one year high of $274.50. The company has a market capitalization of $15.62 billion, a PE ratio of 41.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 1.26.

Woodward Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. Woodward’s dividend payout ratio is 17.72%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WWD has been the topic of several research reports. UBS Group lifted their target price on Woodward from $283.00 to $299.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Woodward from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 13th. Barclays increased their target price on Woodward from $200.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Woodward in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wolfe Research set a $300.00 price target on shares of Woodward and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Woodward currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $268.67.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Woodward news, Director John D. Cohn sold 1,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $244.32, for a total transaction of $427,560.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 20,963 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,121,680.16. This represents a 7.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.82% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Woodward

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Woodward by 122.0% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 905,578 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $228,849,000 after acquiring an additional 497,722 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP increased its stake in shares of Woodward by 1,086.9% during the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 330,514 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $83,524,000 after purchasing an additional 302,666 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Woodward by 52.0% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 499,221 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $124,186,000 after purchasing an additional 170,826 shares during the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Woodward in the second quarter worth $27,617,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in Woodward by 345.4% in the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 75,311 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $19,032,000 after purchasing an additional 58,404 shares during the last quarter. 81.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.