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WWD

Woodward, Inc.
$329.73 ▼ -1.92%
Prev close $336.19
Market cap$19.4B
ConsensusStrong Buy
12-mo target$433.75 (+31.5%)
▲ Bullish
Analyst conviction 8/10
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)36 New Institutional Positions14 Institutional Exits Industrials & Manufacturing
Snapshot
The big-picture read on WWD right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Market Cap
$19.4B
Cap Size
Large Cap
Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy (82%)
Inst. Holders
50 funds
Inst. Value
$16.7B
Inst. Activity
36 buys / 14 sells
Insider Activity
$0.00 buy / $14.4M sell
Insider Net $
-$14.4M
SEC Reports
9
Press Releases
3
Congressional
10 trades
Price chart 30d -1.7%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Sep 21, 2026 m_and_a
Woodward Plans to Transition Its Santa Clarita, California, Aerospace Controls Production to Spartanburg, South Carolina
Woodward Plans to Transition Its Santa Clarita, California, Aerospace Controls Production to Spartan
Aug 21, 2026 SEC
Woodward, Inc. entered into a Note Purchase Agreement to issue $450M aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured note
8-K — Impact 4/10
Aug 21, 2026 Insider
Lacey William F. surrendered for taxes 2,562 shares
EVP and CFO @ $343.26 ($879.4K)
Aug 10, 2026 Insider
Curado Frederico F. was granted 145 shares
Director
Jul 31, 2026 Insider
McLevige Shawn M sold 2,150 shares
EVP and President, Aerospace @ $356.82 ($767.2K)
Jul 29, 2026 SEC
Woodward reported strong Q3 FY2026 results with EPS of $2.40 (GAAP) and $2.52 (adjusted), revenue of $1.11B (+21% YoY),
8-K — Impact 7/10
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
FMR LLC — ADD
2,807,763 shares ($1.2B)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
NORGES BANK — NEW
818,678 shares ($348.3M)
Analyst ratings buy % +22.4%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
Strong Buy 82% rate it Buy or better · 17 analysts
Strong Buy 3 18% Buy 11 65% Hold 3 18% Sell 0 0% Strong Sell 0 0%
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmActionRatingFirm rating
Oct 2, 2026JefferiesMAINTAINBuy 53%
Sep 30, 2026Wells FargoMAINTAINOverweight 54%
Sep 15, 2026GuggenheimINITIATEBuy 52%
Aug 4, 2026Truist SecuritiesMAINTAINBuy 55%
Jul 30, 2026RBC CapitalMAINTAINOutperform 55%
Jul 27, 2026RBC CapitalREITERATEOutperform 55%
Jul 13, 2026TD CowenMAINTAINHold 56%
May 26, 2026SusquehannaINITIATEPositive 56%
May 5, 2026Truist SecuritiesMAINTAINBuy 55%
Apr 30, 2026UBSMAINTAINBuy 55%
Monthly consensus history
PeriodStr. BuyBuyHoldSellStr. SellBuy %Distribution
Sep 1, 202631130082%
Aug 1, 202631130082%
Jul 1, 202631130082%
Jun 1, 202631130082%
May 1, 202631030081%
Apr 1, 20263930080%
Mar 1, 20263840073%
Feb 1, 20263840073%
Price targets
Where 12 covering analysts think WWD trades over the next 12 months.
$433.75 +31.5% upside Strong Buy
Current$329.73 Low$388.00 Median$426.50 High$502.00 12 analysts
$388.00$502.00
Analyst rating Buy· 1.5/5 as of Oct 2, 2026
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
9 SEC filing reports analyzed · 2 bullish, 0 bearish, 0 mixed, 7 neutral · avg impact 3.8/10.Plus 3 press releases.
NEUTRAL8-K4/10
Woodward, Inc. entered into a Note Purchase Agreement to issue $450M aggregate principal amount of s
Aug 21, 2026
BULLISH8-K7/10
Woodward reported strong Q3 FY2026 results with EPS of $2.40 (GAAP) and $2.52 (adjusted), revenue of
Jul 29, 2026
NEUTRAL8-K2/10
Woodward, Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 per share, payable on September 3, 2026,
Jun 26, 2026
NEUTRALINST-CLUSTER4/10
A mixed institutional cluster in Woodward (WWD) for Q3 2025 shows four buyers accumulating $229.6M i
Jun 11, 2026
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Sep 21, 2026
m_and_a
Woodward Plans to Transition Its Santa Clarita, California, Aerospace Controls Production to Spartanburg, South Carolina
Woodward Plans to Transition Its Santa Clarita, California, Aerospace Controls Production to Spartanburg, South Carolina
Sep 16, 2026
dividend
Woodward Announces Declaration of Dividend
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash divide
Sep 7, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: WWD — 0.7M shares, 34,225 trades
Week starting 2026-09-07. Total ATS volume: 730,049 shares across 34,225 trades.
Aug 31, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: WWD — 1.0M shares, 37,929 trades
Week starting 2026-08-31. Total ATS volume: 951,075 shares across 37,929 trades.
Aug 24, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: WWD — 0.9M shares, 39,098 trades
Week starting 2026-08-24. Total ATS volume: 867,407 shares across 39,098 trades.
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth30d RevUp/DnRevenue#
Current Q$2.50$2.41–$2.6119.5%-0.0%3↑ 5↓$1.1B11
Next Q$2.35$2.25–$2.498.5%-0.8%3↑ 1↓$1.1B8
Current FY$9.47$9.37–$9.6037.4%+0.1%8↑ 1↓$4.3B12
Next FY$10.74$10.20–$11.4013.4%+0.1%5↑ 3↓$4.7B12
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
WhenEPS estimateChange vs now
Current$2.497—
7d ago$2.501-0.004
30d ago$2.498-0.001
60d ago$2.504-0.007
90d ago$2.532-0.035
Institutional ownership
Which big funds own WWD (from quarterly 13F filings) and who is adding or trimming.
50 institutional holders with $16.7B total value (39,145,980 shares) as of 2026-Q2. Top holders: BlackRock,, FMR, VANGUARD. Net buying activity: 36 institutions added/increased vs 14 reduced.
Top holders — 2026-Q2
FundSharesValue% TrackedLast move
BlackRock, Inc.7,015,523$3.0B17.9%—
FMR LLC2,807,763$1.2B7.2%ADD +27.3%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC2,690,368$1.1B6.9%—
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC2,684,749$1.1B6.9%—
STATE STREET CORP2,342,333$996.5M6.0%—
Newport Trust Company, LLC1,904,267$810.2M4.9%—
Invesco Ltd.1,444,831$614.7M3.7%—
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership1,368,457$582.2M3.5%—
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1,263,158$537.5M3.2%—
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC1,131,156$481.2M2.9%—
Recent position changes
FundActionPrevCurrentChangeValue
FMR LLCADD2,205,6512,807,763+27.3%$1.2B
NORGES BANKNEW—818,678—$348.3M
Winslow Capital Management, LLCNEW—690,171—$293.6M
WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LPADD272,185526,505+93.4%$224.0M
UBS Group AGADD219,746408,286+85.8%$173.7M
Squarepoint Ops LLCADD150,150270,567+80.2%$115.1M
Quantinno Capital Management LPADD154,449245,075+58.7%$104.3M
Man Group plcADD114,952229,729+99.8%$97.7M
VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCADD122,201205,925+68.5%$87.6M
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLCTRIM226,188153,925-31.9%$65.5M
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
6 insiders, 50 transactions. Net -$14.4M — $0.00 bought, $14.4M sold.
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Aug 21, 2026Lacey William F.EVP and CFOTAX W/H2,562$343.26$879.4K
Aug 10, 2026Curado Frederico F.DirectorAWARD145——
Jul 31, 2026McLevige Shawn MEVP and President, AerospaceSELL2,150$356.82$767.2K
Jul 31, 2026McLevige Shawn MEVP and President, AerospaceEXERCISE2,150$81.03$174.2K
Jun 4, 2026Korte Daniel G.DirectorEXERCISE3,500$70.39$246.4K
Jun 4, 2026Korte Daniel G.DirectorSELL3,086$354.77$1.1M
Jun 4, 2026Korte Daniel G.DirectorEXERCISE6,000$78.97$473.8K
Jun 4, 2026Korte Daniel G.DirectorEXERCISE5,200$79.81$415.0K
Jun 4, 2026Korte Daniel G.DirectorSELL3,662$355.56$1.3M
Jun 4, 2026Korte Daniel G.DirectorSELL5,419$356.61$1.9M
Congressional trades
WWD trades disclosed by members of Congress, with disclosure delay.
1 members · 0 buys / 10 sells
DateMemberPartyChamberTypeAmountAssetDisclosed
Apr 22, 2026Michael McCaulRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Woodward IncMay 11, 2026(20d)
Apr 13, 2026Michael McCaulRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Woodward IncMay 11, 2026(29d)
Apr 2, 2026Michael McCaulRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Woodward IncMay 11, 2026(40d)
Mar 31, 2026Michael McCaulRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Woodward IncApr 10, 2026(11d)
Mar 11, 2026Michael McCaulRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Woodward IncApr 10, 2026(31d)
Feb 27, 2026Michael McCaulRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Woodward IncMar 12, 2026(14d)
Feb 18, 2026Michael McCaulRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Woodward IncMar 12, 2026(23d)
Feb 10, 2026Michael McCaulRHOUSESELL$15,001 - $50,000Woodward IncMar 12, 2026(31d)
Feb 3, 2026Michael McCaulRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Woodward IncMar 12, 2026(38d)
Jan 14, 2026Michael McCaulRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Woodward IncFeb 12, 2026(30d)
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for WWD.
Shares short
1,058,871
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
Change vs prior
-4.2%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
1.9
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈1.8%
Estimate — not % of float
All WWD filing & press-release reports (12)