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WWD · Woodward, Inc.

Aerospace & DefenseUnited StatesAnalyst view: Strong Buy

$419.00

-2.19% last session

End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28

Mildly bullish3 bullish · 1 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Strong Buy (1.42 from 11 analysts)
To mean target: +8.2%

Market cap

$25B

Enterprise value

$26B

Trailing P/E

50.3

Forward P/E

38.8

Dividend yield

0.0%

Beta

0.86

Avg volume

1M

Employees

10K

2D change

5D change

1.90%

10D change

6.84%

30D change

-2.75%

60D change

19.92%

MTD change

-0.28%

YTD change

39.08%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingStrong Buy
Recommendation mean (1–5)1.42
Covering analysts11
Mean price target$453.18
Low price target$415.00
Upside to mean target+8.2%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)53.9
50-day MA$390.63
200-day MA$345.19
Price vs 50-day MA+5.1%
Price vs 200-day MA+18.9%
MACD histogram-0.08
Volume vs 3-month avg0.8×
52w low $236.6752w high $436.44

Analyst sentiment over time — WWD

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-27

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

RBC Capital

Outperform

$450

+7.4% vs price
Reiterates · 2026-07-27

UBS

Buy

$429

+2.4% vs price
▲ raised from $427Maintains · 2026-04-30

Wells Fargo

Overweight

$440

+5.0% vs price
▲ raised from $0.00Initiates · 2026-04-01

Deutsche Bank

Buy

$445

+6.2% vs price
▲ raised from $430Maintains · 2026-02-09

Goldman Sachs

Buy

$408

-2.6% vs price
▲ raised from $362Maintains · 2026-02-04

Jefferies

Buy

$375

-10.5% vs price
▲ raised from $350Maintains · 2026-01-16

Barclays

Equal-Weight

$260

-37.9% vs price
▲ raised from $200Maintains · 2025-08-04

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-07-27RBC CapitalReiteratesOutperform$450
2026-07-13TD CowenMaintainsHold$390 $420
2026-05-26SusquehannaInitiatesPositive$0.00 $423
2026-05-05Truist SecuritiesMaintainsBuy$404 $415
2026-04-30UBSMaintainsBuy$427 $429
2026-04-17RBC CapitalInitiatesOutperform$0.00 $450
2026-04-01Wells FargoInitiatesOverweight$0.00 $440
2026-02-09Deutsche BankMaintainsBuy$430 $445

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-07-28

  • RSI (14): RSI is 54 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 5.1% above the 50-day MA ($390.63).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 18.9% above the 200-day MA ($345.19).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is negative (-0.07) — short-term momentum is fading.
  • 52-week range: Price sits between the 52-week low ($236.67) and high ($436.44).

WWD Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$4.0B
EBITDA$1.0B
Free cash flow$0M
Operating cash flow$1.0B
Book value / share$42.38
Net debt / EBITDA0.9
WACC10.0%
Revenue growth23.00%
Earnings growth23.00%

About Woodward, Inc.

Woodward, Inc. designs, manufactures, and services control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets worldwide. It operates through two segments, Aerospace and Industrial. The Aerospace segment offers fuel pumps, metering units, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, and thrust reverser actuation systems for turbine engines and nacelles, as well as flight deck controls, actuators, servocontrols, motors, and sensors for aircraft. This segment also provides aftermarket maintenance, repair and overhaul, and other services to commercial airlines, repair facilities, military depots, third party repair shops, and other end users. Its Industrial segment offers actuators, valves, pumps, fuel injection systems, solenoids, ignition systems, control systems, electronics and software, and sensors used on industrial gas turbines, steam turbines, compressors, and reciprocating engines, as well as aftermarket products and related services. The company primarily serves OEMs and equipment packagers. Woodward, Inc. was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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