The CFO & Treasurer of Woodward is Exercising Options


Today it was reported that the CFO & Treasurer of Woodward (NASDAQ: WWD), Robert F. Weber, exercised options to sell 9,135 WWD shares at $23.18 a share, for a total transaction value of $731.6K.

Following Robert F. Weber’s last WWD Sell transaction on May 01, 2018, the stock climbed by 6.5%. In addition to Robert F. Weber, one other WWD executive reported Sell trades in the last month.

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Based on Woodward’s latest earnings report for the quarter ending June 30, the company posted quarterly revenue of $588 million and quarterly net profit of $49.12 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $549 million and had a net profit of $53.63 million. WWD’s market cap is $4.82B and the company has a P/E ratio of 29.63. Currently, Woodward has an average volume of 11.68K.

Based on 5 analyst ratings, the analyst consensus is Hold with an average price target of $84.33, reflecting a -6.8% downside.

The insider sentiment on Woodward has been negative according to 14 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 segments. The Aerospace segment designs, manufactures, and services systems and products for the management of fuel, air, combustion and motion control.

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