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 $2,482,963 were purchased by EILEEN Patricia Paterson on Jul 31 ’25. At $261.36 per share, EILEEN Patricia Paterson acquired 9,500 shares.
Also, Hobbs Randall sold 846 shares, netting a total of over 211,500 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $250.00 each, the insider now holds 48,981 shares.
Before that, Hobbs Randall had added 846 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $211,500, the Officer bought Woodward Inc shares for $250.00 each.
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] plunged -3.39% to $257.08. The stock’s lowest price that day was $256.375, but it reached a high of $266.66 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.72%. Over the course of the year, Woodward Inc shares have jumped approximately 40.34%. 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 253.26, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 249.43. In the upper region, resistance lies at 263.95. The next price resistance is at 270.81. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.24 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Woodward Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Woodward Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.14 million shares to 0.64 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 0.77 million shares. A decline of -21.67% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.12 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.12.
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 -29.73% from the previous closing price of $266.1. 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.
