Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. 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 $5.57 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 $0.51 million.
As published in a research note from Wolfe Research on October 03, 2025, Woodward Inc [WWD] has been rated up from a Peer perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $300. Analysts at Alembic Global Advisors upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid August. As of June 03, 2025, Deutsche Bank has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for WWD. Earlier on October 04, 2024, TD Cowen downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for WWD stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing WWD Stock Performance
On last trading session, Woodward Inc [NASDAQ: WWD] plunged -0.71% to $265.49. The stock’s lowest price that day was $264.08, but it reached a high of $270.21 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.64%. Over the course of the year, Woodward Inc shares have jumped approximately 61.02%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $270.21 on 10/30/25 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 262.98, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 260.46. In the upper region, resistance lies at 269.11. The next price resistance is at 272.72. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.98 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 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.38 million shares to 1.3 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 0.91 million shares. A jump of 29.65% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.44 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.44.
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In terms of Woodward Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 283.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.03% from the previous closing price of $267.38. Analysts anticipate Woodward Inc stock to reach 300 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 267. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Woodward Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 21, 2024, Truist assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $187.
