Woodward Inc’s recently made public that its EVP and COO Cromwell Thomas G unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.82 million on Dec 05 ’24. In the deal valued at $181.85 per share,10,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Cromwell Thomas G now holds 11,511 shares worth roughly $2.05 million.
Then, THOMAS G CROMWELL bought 10,000 shares, generating $1,818,548 in total proceeds.
Before that, COHN JOHN D sold 2,400 shares. Woodward Inc shares valued at $430,968 were divested by the Director at a price of $179.57 per share. As a result of the transaction, COHN JOHN D now holds 20,963 shares, worth roughly $3.74 million.
TD Cowen downgraded its Woodward Inc [WWD] rating to a Hold from a a Buy in a research note published on October 04, 2024; the price target was decreased to $160 from $186. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Truist’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in late August from “a Hold” to “a Buy”. Jefferies also remained covering WWD and has increased its forecast on July 31, 2024 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Hold” rating. Deutsche Bank revised its rating on July 31, 2024. It rated WWD as “a Hold” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of WWD
On Friday, Woodward Inc [NASDAQ:WWD] saw its stock fall -2.06% to $178.35. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 4.07%. Woodward Inc shares have risen nearly 7.17% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 33.81% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $201.64 was reached on 01/10/25, a 52-week low of $131.69 was recorded on 01/02/25. SMA at 50 days reached $173.97, while 200 days put it at $169.15.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For WWD Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 176.63, which if violated will result in even more drops to 174.92. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 181.36. A further resistance level may holdings at 184.38. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 56.59, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 6.98, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 25.15%. Stochastics %K at 90.36% indicates the stock is a selling.
How much short interest is there in Woodward Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Woodward Inc stocks on 2024-10-31, growing by 0.23 million shares to a total of 1.25 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-09-30 was 1.02 million shares. There was a rise of 18.45%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
