Currently, Woodward Inc [WWD] is trading at $230.65, up 5.71%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The WWD shares have gain 5.58% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 18.94%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Woodward Inc [NASDAQ: WWD] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on June 03, 2025, when Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $291 for it. Previously, TD Cowen downgraded its rating to Hold on October 04, 2024, and dropped its price target to $160. On August 21, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $187 on the stock. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $190 on July 31, 2024. Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating to a Hold and reduced its price target to $158 on July 31, 2024. Alembic Global Advisors downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on February 01, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $148. In a note dated January 10, 2024, Goldman upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $105 to $153.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $145.98 and a high of $220.05 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $198 within the next 12 months. Woodward Inc [NASDAQ: WWD] shares were valued at $230.65 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -14.16% based on the average WWD price forecast.
Analyzing the WWD fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Woodward Inc [NASDAQ:WWD] were 3.36B which represents 5.78% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.26% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.13%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.17 and Total Capital is 0.12. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.4.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 224.72 points at the first support level, and at 218.78 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 233.99, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 237.32.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Woodward Inc [NASDAQ:WWD] is 1.95. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.30, while the Cash Ratio is 0.37. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.09, the price to book ratio is 5.88 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 37.26.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved CHARLES P BLANKENSHIP JR., Officer, that happened on Jun 03 ’25 when 5000.0 shares were purchased. Officer, TERENCE J VOSKUIL completed a deal on Jun 03 ’25 to buy 10000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chairman of the Board and CEO Blankenship Charles P sold 5000.0 shares on May 30 ’25.
