Woodward Inc’s recent filing unveils that its EVP and President, Industrial Hobbs Randall unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.21 million on Jul 03 ’25. In the deal valued at $250.00 per share,846 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Hobbs Randall now holds 48,981 shares worth roughly $12.32 million.
Then, Hobbs Randall bought 846 shares, generating $211,500 in total proceeds.
Before that, Hobbs Randall sold 500 shares. Woodward Inc shares valued at $120,000 were divested by the EVP and President, Industrial at a price of $240.00 per share. As a result of the transaction, Hobbs Randall now holds 49,827 shares, worth roughly $12.53 million.
Deutsche Bank upgraded its Woodward Inc [WWD] rating to a Buy from a a Hold in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including TD Cowen’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early October from “a Buy” to “a Hold”. Truist also remained covering WWD and has increased its forecast on August 21, 2024 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Hold” rating. Jefferies revised its rating on July 31, 2024. It rated WWD as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of WWD
On Monday, Woodward Inc [NASDAQ:WWD] saw its stock jump 2.62% to $251.56. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.77%. Woodward Inc shares have risen nearly 42.37% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 51.16% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $255.69 was reached on 07/08/25, a 52-week low of $145.98 was recorded on 04/07/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For WWD Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 247.60, which if violated will result in even more drops to 243.63. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 253.70. A further resistance level may holdings at 255.83.
How much short interest is there in Woodward Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Woodward Inc stocks on 2025-06-13, dropping by -0.34 million shares to a total of 0.77 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-05-15 was 1.11 million shares. There was a decline of -43.29%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
