Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Woodward Inc shares valued at $427,551 were sold by COHN JOHN D on Sep 08 ’25. At $244.32 per share, COHN JOHN D sold 1,750 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 20,963 shares worth approximately $5.11 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, John D Cohn purchased 1,750 shares, netting a total of over 427,551 in proceeds.
Before that, Paterson Eileen P. had sold 9,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,482,970, the Director traded Woodward Inc shares for $261.37 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 9,500 shares, worth approximately $0.47 million.
As published in a research note from Alembic Global Advisors on August 20, 2025, Woodward Inc [WWD] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $281. Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of October 04, 2024, TD Cowen has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for WWD. Earlier on August 21, 2024, Truist 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 2.70% to $243.96. The stock’s lowest price that day was $233.31, but it reached a high of $244.275 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.66%. Over the course of the year, Woodward Inc shares have jumped approximately 43.67%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $267.45 on 07/29/25 and a 52-week low of $146.82 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Woodward Inc (WWD)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 236.76, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 229.55. In the upper region, resistance lies at 247.72. The next price resistance is at 251.48. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.39 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Woodward Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Woodward Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.28 million shares to 1.03 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 0.76 million shares. A jump of 26.98% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.96 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.96.
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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 -21.28% from the previous closing price of $237.54. 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, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $190.
