The VP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec of Woodward is Exercising Options


Today it was reported that the VP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec of Woodward (NASDAQ: WWD), Christopher Fawzy, exercised options to sell 6,000 WWD shares at $23.18 a share, for a total transaction value of $483.3K.

Following Christopher Fawzy’s last WWD Sell transaction on January 30, 2017, the stock climbed by 11.5%. In addition to Christopher Fawzy, 4 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 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 $4.96B and the company has a P/E ratio of 30.50. Currently, Woodward has an average volume of 109.8K.

Based on 5 analyst ratings, the analyst consensus is Hold with an average price target of $84.33, reflecting a 4.7% upside.

The insider sentiment on Woodward has been negative according to 15 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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