Today it was reported that the Pres., Industrial Control Syst of Woodward (WWD), Chad Robert Preiss, exercised options to sell 14,000 WWD shares at $23.18 a share, for a total transaction value of $1.26M.
Following Chad Robert Preiss’ last WWD Sell transaction on August 13, 2018, the stock climbed by 10.7%. 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 December 31, the company posted quarterly revenue of $653 million and quarterly net profit of $49.12 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $470 million and had a net profit of $18.26 million. WWD’s market cap is $5.55B and the company has a P/E ratio of 27.25. Currently, Woodward has an average volume of 241.8K.
Based on 7 analyst ratings, the analyst consensus is Moderate Buy with an average price target of $90.60, reflecting a 0.6% upside.
The insider sentiment on Woodward has been negative according to 33 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.
