Woodward (WWD) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

by · The Markets Daily

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Woodward (NASDAQ: WWD):

  • 12/1/2025 – Woodward had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $329.00 to $345.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 12/1/2025 – Woodward had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a $350.00 price target on the stock.
  • 11/28/2025 – Woodward was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
  • 11/25/2025 – Woodward had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation from $294.00 to $305.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 11/25/2025 – Woodward had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $303.00 to $329.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 10/8/2025 – Woodward had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

Woodward Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th were given a dividend of $0.28 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Woodward’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.58%.

Insider Activity at Woodward

In other Woodward news, COO Thomas G. Cromwell sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $298.49, for a total transaction of $1,492,450.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 15,135 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,517,646.15. This represents a 24.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Gregg C. Sengstack sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.76, for a total transaction of $2,105,320.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 9,610 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,890,303.60. The trade was a 42.14% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 26,750 shares of company stock worth $7,892,570 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.82% of the company’s stock.

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.

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