Woodward Inc [WWD] stock prices are down -0.71% to $265.49 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The WWD shares have gain 0.64% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.54%, 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 October 03, 2025, when Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $300 for it. Previously, Alembic Global Advisors upgraded its rating to Overweight on August 20, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $281. On June 03, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $291 on the stock. TD Cowen downgraded its rating to a Hold and decreased its price target to $160 on October 04, 2024. Truist upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $187 on August 21, 2024. Jefferies upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on July 31, 2024, and upped its price target to $190. In a note dated July 31, 2024, Deutsche Bank downgraded an Hold rating on this stock and revised its target price from $197 to $158.
The stock price of Woodward Inc [WWD] has been fluctuating between $146.82 and $270.00 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $283.5 within the next 12 months. Woodward Inc [NASDAQ: WWD] shares were valued at $265.49 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.78% based on the average WWD price forecast.
Analyzing the WWD fundamentals
The Woodward Inc [NASDAQ:WWD] reported sales of 3.43B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 7.99%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.26% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, 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 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.17.
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 262.98 points at the first support level, and at 260.46 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 269.11, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 272.72.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Woodward Inc [NASDAQ:WWD]’s Current Ratio is 2.04. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.39, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.47. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.65, the price to book ratio is 6.45 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 42.00.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved COHN JOHN D, Director, that happened on Sep 08 ’25 when 1750.0 shares were sold. Director, John D Cohn completed a deal on Sep 08 ’25 to buy 1750.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Paterson Eileen P. sold 9500.0 shares on Jul 31 ’25.
