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Woodward (WWD): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy8 Buy1 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 9 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only12-month forecast
Based on 9 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $436, the highest $502, the lowest $380. The average is +32.7% from the last price of $328.
Analyst ratings 15
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Khanna★★★★★★★★★★#37 · hits 73% · avg +22.2% | TD Cowen | $420 → $380−9.5% | Hold | +15.7% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 08:55 | +3.1%next day −0.8% · 5 days −0.1% | ↗ |
| Charles Minervino★★★★★★★★★★#59 · hits 71% · avg +23.0% | Susquehanna | $423 | Buy | +28.8% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 07:35 | −2.3%next day +0.2% · 5 days +2.3% | ↗ |
| Sheila Kahyaoglu★★★★★★★★★★#232 · hits 67% · avg +16.0% | Jefferies | $450 → $420−6.7% | Buy | +27.9% | Assigned | 02.10.26on TipRanks 09:45 | −2.1%next day −0.3% · 5 days 0.0% | ↗ |
| David E. Strauss★★★★★★★★★★#500 · hits 66% · avg +12.3% | Wells Fargo | $440 → $430−2.3% | Buy | +30.9% | Assigned | 30.09.26on TipRanks 06:55 | −0.2%next day +2.1% · 5 days −3.2% | ↗ |
| Gavin Parsons★★★★★★★★★★#1936 · hits 62% · avg +9.2% | UBS | $498 → $455−8.6% | Buy | +38.5% | Reiterated | 29.09.26on TipRanks 06:35 | +1.4%next day −0.2% · 5 days −1.1% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Aerospace and DefensexAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $351 → $358+2.0% | Buy | +9.0% | Reiterated | 22.09.26on TipRanks 02:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Aerospace and DefenseDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $345 → $354+2.6% | Hold | +7.8% | Reiterated | 22.09.26on TipRanks 02:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Aerospace and DefenseOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $350 → $358+2.3% | Buy | +9.0% | Upgrade | 22.09.26on TipRanks 02:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Aerospace and DefenseAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $350 → $354+1.1% | Hold | +7.8% | Reiterated | 22.09.26on TipRanks 02:05 | — | |
| AI Google Aerospace and DefenseGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $356 → $359+0.8% | Buy | +9.3% | Reiterated | 22.09.26on TipRanks 02:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Aerospace and DefensePerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $355 → $359+1.1% | Buy | +9.3% | Reiterated | 22.09.26on TipRanks 02:05 | — | |
| Michael Ciarmoli★★★★★★★★★★#64 · hits 68% · avg +24.5% | Truist Financial | $404 | Buy | +23.0% | Initiated | 14.09.26on TipRanks Sep 16 04:30 | −3.3%next day −1.1% · 5 days −1.8% | ↗ |
| Scott Mikus★★★★★★★★★★#7741 · hits 50% · avg +5.1% | Melius Research | $388 | Hold | +18.1% | Downgrade | 14.09.26on TipRanks 06:55 | −3.3%next day −1.1% · 5 days −1.8% | ↗ |
| Alexandra Mandery★★★★★★★★★★#7430 · hits 46% · avg +2.4% | Truist Financial | $415 → $420+1.2% | Buy | +27.9% | Reiterated | 04.08.26on TipRanks 07:57 | +1.0%next day +0.1% · 5 days −4.5% | ↗ |
| Kenneth Herbert★★★★★★★★★★#23 · hits 74% · avg +27.9% | RBC Capital | $430 | Buy | +30.9% | Reiterated | 03.08.26on TipRanks Aug 5 21:45 | −0.6%next day +1.0% · 5 days −4.1% | ↗ |
| Noah Poponak★★★★★★★★★★#1598 · hits 54% · avg +7.5% | Goldman Sachs | $468 → $478+2.1% | Buy | +45.5% | Reiterated | 03.08.26on TipRanks Aug 4 10:40 | −0.6%next day +1.0% · 5 days −4.1% | ↗ |
| Scott Deuschle★★★★★★★★★★#319 · hits 73% · avg +26.7% | Deutsche Bank | $500 → $502+0.4% | Buy | +52.8% | Reiterated | 30.07.26on TipRanks 08:31 | −9.2%next day +0.5% · 5 days −1.0% | ↗ |
| Gautam Khanna★★★★★★★★★★#37 · hits 73% · avg +22.2% | TD Cowen | $420 | Hold | +27.9% | Assigned | 30.07.26on TipRanks 01:42 | −9.2%next day +0.5% · 5 days −1.0% | ↗ |
| Sheila Kahyaoglu★★★★★★★★★★#232 · hits 67% · avg +16.0% | Jefferies | $450 | Buy | +37.0% | Reiterated | 29.07.26on TipRanks 18:30 | −9.2%next day +0.5% · 5 days −1.0% | ↗ |
| Charles Minervino★★★★★★★★★★#59 · hits 71% · avg +23.0% | Susquehanna | $423 | Buy | +28.8% | Initiated | 26.05.26on TipRanks Jun 10 19:30 | +2.2%next day −0.8% · 5 days −5.8% | ↗ |
| Christopher Glynn★★★★★★★★★★#183 · hits 64% · avg +18.6% | Oppenheimer | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 10.02.26on TipRanks Feb 11 03:30 | −0.1%next day −0.5% · 5 days +1.1% | ↗ |
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Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst
Best analysts covering Woodward
TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $438 at a price of $329 (+33.2%); now: $430 at $328 (+30.9%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend · top analysts
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Hold | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 12.11.26 (Q4 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $2.53 (from $2.44 to $2.68). Last quarter: $2.52.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $1.1B (from $1.1B to $1.2B). Last quarter: $1.1B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Industrials
About Woodward
- CEO: Charles Blankenship Jr.
- Employees: 10,200
- 1081 Woodward Way, Fort Collins, CO, 80524, US
- www.woodward.com
Woodward, Inc. (WWD) stands as a prominent global entity, specializing in the engineering, production, and maintenance of advanced control solutions for both the aerospace and industrial sectors. The company organizes its operations into two distinct divisions: Aerospace and Industrial. Within its Aerospace segment, Woodward delivers a comprehensive array of crucial components. This includes fuel pumps, metering units, various types of actuators, air and specialized valves, fuel nozzles, and thrust reverser actuation systems, primarily designed for turbine engines and nacelles. Additionally, it provides flight deck controls, servocontrols, motors, and sensors for aircraft applications. These sophisticated offerings are integral to a wide range of platforms, encompassing commercial and private airplanes and rotorcraft, military fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, guided munitions, and diverse defense systems. Beyond initial sales, this segment also offers extensive aftermarket services such as maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) to commercial airlines, repair facilities, military depots, independent repair shops, and direct end-users. Products are supplied to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), tier-one suppliers, and various contractors, alongside aftermarket sales comprising provisioning spares, replacements, and individual parts. The Industrial segment offers an equally vital portfolio of products, including actuators, valves, pumps, sophisticated fuel injection systems, solenoids, ignition systems, speed control mechanisms, integrated electronics and software solutions, and sensors. These are essential for optimizing the performance of industrial gas turbines, steam turbines, compressors, and reciprocating engines. For its industrial offerings, including aftermarket products and associated services, this segment distributes to OEMs through an established network of independent distributors, as well as directly serving end-users. Woodward, Inc. was estab
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