The Business Unit President of Woodward is Exercising Options


Today it was reported that the Business Unit President of Woodward (WWD), Chad Robert Preiss, exercised options to sell 12,500 WWD shares at $32.04 a share, for a total transaction value of $1.37M.

In addition to Chad Robert Preiss, 3 other WWD executives reported Sell trades in the last month.

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Based on Woodward’s latest earnings report for the quarter ending March 31, the company posted quarterly revenue of $759 million and quarterly net profit of $77.58 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $548 million and had a net profit of $38.49 million. WWD’s market cap is $6.78B and the company has a P/E ratio of 28.05. Currently, Woodward has an average volume of 186.9K.

Based on 6 analyst ratings, the analyst consensus is Moderate Buy with an average price target of $116.00, reflecting a 4.4% upside.

The insider sentiment on Woodward has been negative according to 46 insider trades in the past three months. This sentiment is lower than the average sentiment of company insiders in this sector.

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Woodward, Inc. engages in the provision of control system solutions and components for the aerospace and industrial markets. It operates through the Aerospace and Industrial segment. The Aerospace segment designs, manufactures, and services systems and products for the management of fuel, air, combustion and motion control.

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