After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.
Stocks Info
WWD belongs to the Industrials sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Aerospace & Defense industry. The current market capitalization of Woodward Inc is $11.23B. A total of 0.43 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 452.41K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Cromwell Thomas G sold 10,000 shares of WWD for 181.85 per share on Dec 05 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP and COO now owns 11,511 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 05 ’24, THOMAS G CROMWELL bought 10,000 shares at 181.85 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, COHN JOHN D disposed of 2,400 shares on Dec 03 ’24 at a per-share price of $179.57. This resulted in the Director holding 20,963 shares of WWD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, COHN JOHN D bought 2,400 shares at $179.57 per share on Dec 03 ’24.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Woodward Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.53%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.47. WWD’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.6% when it declared a $0.25 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/21/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/22/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.57%. The WWD stock dividend was $0.25 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WWD has a high of $201.64 and a low of $133.56.
As of this writing, WWD has an earnings estimate of $1.18 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 11.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.31 per share and a lower estimate of $1.05.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. WWD’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $446.56M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $749.62M in debt and $366.26M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $36.81, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.21B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WWD is Buy with a score of 3.91.
