At the time of writing, Woodward Inc [WWD] stock is trading at $325.97, up 1.20%. 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 6.14% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.07%, 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 January 05, 2026, when Melius upgraded its rating to a Buy. Previously, Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to Outperform on October 03, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $300. On August 20, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight but maintained its price target of $281 on the stock. Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $291 on June 03, 2025. TD Cowen downgraded its rating to a Hold and reduced its price target to $160 on October 04, 2024. Truist upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on August 21, 2024, and upped its price target to $187. In a note dated July 31, 2024, Jefferies upgraded a Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $170 to $190.
For the past year, the stock price of Woodward Inc fluctuated between $146.82 and $324.48. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $340 within the next 12 months. Woodward Inc [NASDAQ: WWD] shares were valued at $325.97 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.3% based on the average WWD price forecast.
Analyzing the WWD fundamentals
According to Woodward Inc [NASDAQ:WWD], the company’s sales were 3.57B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 16.47% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.19% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.09%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.18 and Total Capital is 0.09. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.1.
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 320.55 points at the first support level, and at 315.13 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 329.44, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 332.90.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Woodward Inc [NASDAQ:WWD] has a current ratio of 2.08. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.36, while the Cash Ratio is 0.36. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.47, the price to book ratio is 7.60 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 45.31.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Cromwell Thomas G, EVP and COO, that happened on Dec 15 ’25 when 5000.0 shares were sold. Officer, THOMAS G CROMWELL completed a deal on Dec 15 ’25 to buy 5000.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP and COO Cromwell Thomas G sold 5000.0 shares on Dec 08 ’25.
