Woodward Inc’s recent filing unveils that its Director Paterson Eileen P. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $2.48 million on Jul 31 ’25. In the deal valued at $261.37 per share,9,500 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Paterson Eileen P. now holds 1,928 shares worth roughly $0.49 million.
Then, EILEEN Patricia Paterson bought 9,500 shares, generating $2,482,963 in total proceeds.
Before that, Hobbs Randall sold 846 shares. Woodward Inc shares valued at $211,500 were divested by the EVP and President, Industrial at a price of $250.00 per share. As a result of the transaction, Hobbs Randall now holds 48,981 shares, worth roughly $12.36 million.
Alembic Global Advisors upgraded its Woodward Inc [WWD] rating to an Overweight from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Deutsche Bank’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early June from “a Hold” to “a Buy”. TD Cowen also remained covering WWD and has decreased its forecast on October 04, 2024 with a “Hold” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Truist revised its rating on August 21, 2024. It rated WWD as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of WWD
On Tuesday, Woodward Inc [NASDAQ:WWD] saw its stock jump 2.56% to $252.29. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 3.00%. Woodward Inc shares have risen nearly 58.53% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 51.60% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $267.45 was reached on 07/29/25, a 52-week low of $146.82 was recorded on 04/07/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For WWD Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 248.42, which if violated will result in even more drops to 244.54. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 254.74. A further resistance level may holdings at 257.18.
How much short interest is there in Woodward Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Woodward Inc stocks on 2025-08-15, growing by 0.36 million shares to a total of 1.0 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-15 was 0.64 million shares. There was a rise of 36.4%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
