Overview
Woodward is an independent designer, manufacturer, and service provider of control system solutions and components for the aerospace and industrial markets. The company's innovative fluid, combustion, electrical, and motion control systems help customers offer cleaner, more reliable, and more efficient equipment. Its customers include leading original equipment manufacturers and end users of their products. Woodward is a global company headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
Basic Stats
The share price of Woodward, Inc. as of September 5, 2025 is $242.85 / share. This is a decrease of -1.61% from the prior week. The market cap (or net worth) of Woodward, Inc. as of September 5, 2025 is $14,493.29 MM.
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of Woodward, Inc. from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | 14,493.29 MM |
| EV | 14,953.00 MM |
| Shares Out. | 59.68 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | 6.50 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.46 % |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2025-08-21 |
| Borrow Rate | 0.47 |
| Short Shares Avail. | 1.10 MM |
| Short Interest | 1.00 MM |
| Short Float | 1.67 % |
| Days to Cover | 2.35 days |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.22 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | 50.17 % |
| Volatility (1 yr) | 0.30 |
| Beta | 1.15 |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | 1.52 |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) | 2.53 |
| PE Ratio | 37.37 |
| Price/Book | 5.87 |
| Price/TBV | 11.88 |
| Book/Market | 0.17 |
| EBIT/EV | 0.03 |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | 0.03 |
| ROA | 0.09 |
| ROE | 0.18 |
| ROIC | 0.11 |
| CROIC | 0.05 |
| OCROIC | 0.11 |
| Implied Volatility | 28.98 % |
| Put/Call OI Ratio | 0.17 |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for Woodward, Inc. is $290.29. The forecasts range from a low of $247.45 to a high of $351.75. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for Woodward, Inc.. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-22 | Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Downgrade |
| 2022-11-21 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-11-18 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-10-11 | Wolfe Research | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2022-09-14 | Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2022-08-02 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-08-02 | Truist Securities | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2022-07-19 | Truist Securities | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2022-05-03 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-03-10 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2022-01-07 | Truist Securities | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2021-11-22 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2021-08-03 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2021-05-13 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Initiate | |
| 2021-05-04 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2021-02-02 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2021-01-11 | Truist Securities | Sell | Hold | Upgrade |
| 2020-12-04 | Barclays | Overweight | Equal-Weight | Downgrade |
| 2020-11-20 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2020-09-18 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2020-08-07 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2020-07-15 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2020-05-05 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2020-05-05 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2020-04-29 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2020-02-04 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2020-01-13 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2019-12-04 | Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2019-11-20 | Barrington Research | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2019-06-14 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2019-04-18 | William Blair | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2018-12-10 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2018-11-20 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2018-11-08 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2018-04-24 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2018-03-29 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Initiate | |
| 2017-10-26 | Oppenheimer | Outperform | Perform | Downgrade |
| 2017-07-14 | Oppenheimer | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2017-06-22 | CL King | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2017-04-13 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Initiate | |
| 2017-01-19 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2016-09-16 | Barrington Research | Market Perform | Initiate | |
| 2016-01-20 | Jefferies | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2015-12-14 | Jefferies | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2015-09-14 | Cowen & Co. | Market Perform | Initiate | |
| 2015-06-08 | Jefferies | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2015-05-21 | KeyBanc | Underweight | Sector Weight | Upgrade |
| 2015-04-07 | Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2014-11-17 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-11-11 | Drexel Hamilton | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2014-07-22 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-07-22 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2014-04-23 | CL King | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2014-01-09 | Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2013-07-29 | Drexel Hamilton | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2013-07-10 | KeyBanc | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2013-06-03 | Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2013-04-23 | Maxim Group | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2013-04-23 | Jefferies | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2013-02-07 | DA Davidson | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-01-23 | Jefferies | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2012-12-18 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2012-12-03 | Drexel Hamilton | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2012-11-07 | Jefferies | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2012-07-17 | Maxim Group | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2012-06-21 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2023-02-01 | Alembic Global | Neutral | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2023-01-31 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2023-02-27 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2023-05-02 | Truist Securities | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2023-05-02 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2023-05-02 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2023-05-03 | Goldman Sachs | Sell | Maintains | |
| 2023-04-24 | Truist Securities | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2023-09-05 | TD Cowen | Market Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2024-02-06 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2023-08-04 | Goldman Sachs | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2023-08-08 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2023-08-01 | TD Cowen | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2024-02-01 | Alembic Global | Overweight | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2023-07-21 | Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-01-10 | Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-01-10 | Goldman Sachs | Sell | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2023-08-01 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2023-08-01 | Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2023-07-13 | Goldman Sachs | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2023-09-28 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2023-10-11 | UBS | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2023-11-27 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2023-11-20 | Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Reiterate |
| 2023-11-17 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-04-30 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-04-30 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-04-04 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-05-06 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-01-30 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-01-30 | UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-01-11 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-04-30 | Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-04-16 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-01-30 | Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-05-28 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-12-03 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2025-01-14 | Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-04-29 | Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-04-29 | UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-02-04 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-10-03 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-02-04 | UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-07-30 | TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-07-30 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-07-31 | Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2024-07-31 | Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2024-11-26 | UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-11-26 | Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Reiterate |
| 2025-04-15 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-07-31 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-04-08 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-10-04 | TD Cowen | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2025-04-30 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-08-21 | Truist Securities | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2025-01-08 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2025-06-12 | Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-04-17 | Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-05-23 | Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-07-11 | Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-08-20 | Alembic Global | Neutral | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2025-06-23 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-08-04 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2025-07-29 | UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
