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

Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Woodward in a report released 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.

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

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

Woodward Price Performance

Woodward stock opened at $182.85 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $182.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $173.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The stock has a market cap of $10.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.40. Woodward has a 12-month low of $136.25 and a 12-month high of $201.64.

Woodward Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.61%. This is a boost from Woodward’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th. Woodward’s payout ratio is presently 18.76%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Woodward

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of WWD. True Wealth Design LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Woodward in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Berbice Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Woodward in the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. NBT Bank N A NY acquired a new stake in Woodward in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new stake in Woodward during the 3rd quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, Mather Group LLC. lifted its position in Woodward by 44.8% during the 4th quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 278 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.18% of the company’s stock.

Woodward Company Profile

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.