What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Woodward Q2 Earnings?

Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) – Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Woodward in a research note issued on Monday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.42 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.44. The consensus estimate for Woodward’s current full-year earnings is $6.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Woodward’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.72 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.09 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.99 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.93 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.73 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.92 EPS.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Woodward from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Woodward from $226.00 to $229.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Woodward from $193.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Woodward from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Woodward from $216.00 to $232.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $197.38.

Woodward Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of WWD opened at $183.91 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $10.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.81, a P/E/G ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. Woodward has a 12 month low of $136.25 and a 12 month high of $201.64. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $182.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $173.21.

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $1.35 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.21. Woodward had a net margin of 11.18% and a return on equity of 16.76%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.45 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Woodward

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WWD. True Wealth Design LLC bought a new stake in Woodward in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Berbice Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Woodward in the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. NBT Bank N A NY bought a new stake in Woodward in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new stake in Woodward in the 3rd quarter valued at $41,000. Finally, Mather Group LLC. lifted its position in Woodward by 44.8% in the 4th quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 278 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. 81.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Woodward

In other news, COO Thomas G. Cromwell sold 10,000 shares of Woodward stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.54, for a total transaction of $1,795,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 11,511 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,066,684.94. This trade represents a 46.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director John D. Cohn sold 2,400 shares of Woodward stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.57, for a total transaction of $430,968.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 20,963 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,764,325.91. This represents a 10.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 32,400 shares of company stock valued at $5,844,768. 0.82% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Woodward Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be paid a $0.28 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. This is a boost from Woodward’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.61%. Woodward’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.76%.

About Woodward

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.