Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Woodward Inc shares valued at $211,500 were sold by Hobbs Randall on Jul 03 ’25. At $250.00 per share, Hobbs Randall sold 846 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 48,981 shares worth approximately $12.61 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Hobbs Randall purchased 846 shares, netting a total of over 211,500 in proceeds.
Before that, Hobbs Randall had sold 500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $120,000, the EVP and President, Industrial traded Woodward Inc shares for $240.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 500 shares, worth approximately $12.83 million.
As published in a research note from Deutsche Bank on June 03, 2025, Woodward Inc [WWD] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $291. Analysts at TD Cowen downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of August 21, 2024, Truist has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for WWD. Earlier on July 31, 2024, Jefferies upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for WWD stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing WWD Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Woodward Inc [NASDAQ: WWD] rose 1.49% to $257.42. The stock’s lowest price that day was $254.15, but it reached a high of $257.87 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.51%. Over the course of the year, Woodward Inc shares have jumped approximately 43.79%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Woodward Inc (WWD)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 70.67 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Woodward Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Woodward Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -0.34 million shares to 0.77 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 1.11 million shares. A decline of -43.29% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.48 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.48.
Which companies own the most shares of Woodward Inc (WWD)?
In terms of Woodward Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 187 in the next 12 months, down nearly -26.27% from the previous closing price of $253.64. Analysts anticipate Woodward Inc stock to reach 267 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 175. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Woodward Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 31, 2024, Deutsche Bank assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $158.
