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Woodward
WWD

$159.41
1.43%

Market Cap: $9.51B

 

About: Woodward Inc is an independent designer, manufacturer, and service provider of control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets. It designs, produces, and service reliable, efficient, low-emission, and high-performance energy control products for diverse applications in challenging environments. The company holds production and assembly facilities primarily in the United States, Europe, and Asia, and promotes products and services through worldwide locations.

Employees: 8,300

0
Funds holding %
of 6,686 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

103% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 38

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q1] → 4 (+1) [Q2]

30% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.86M | Put options by funds: $6.05M

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.07B [Q1] → $8.89B (+$819M) [Q2]

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 422 [Q1] → 461 (+39) [Q2]

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 148 | Existing positions reduced: 151

3.35% less ownership

Funds ownership: 87.03% [Q1] → 83.68% (-3.35%) [Q2]

Research analyst outlook

6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$158
1%
downside
Avg. target
$187
17%
upside
High target
$201
26%
upside

6 analyst ratings

positive
83%
neutral
17%
negative
0%
Truist Securities
Michael Ciarmoli
64% 1-year accuracy
37 / 58 met price target
17%upside
$187
Buy
Upgraded
21 Aug 2024
Goldman Sachs
Noah Poponak
57% 1-year accuracy
13 / 23 met price target
26%upside
$201
Buy
Maintained
31 Jul 2024
Jefferies
Sheila Kahyaoglu
60% 1-year accuracy
9 / 15 met price target
19%upside
$190
Buy
Upgraded
31 Jul 2024
Deutsche Bank
Scott Deuschle
78% 1-year accuracy
25 / 32 met price target
1%downside
$158
Hold
Downgraded
31 Jul 2024
Deutsche Bank
Scott Deuschle
78% 1-year accuracy
25 / 32 met price target
24%upside
$197
Buy
Maintained
30 Jul 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 6 articles about WWD published over the past 30 days