Artisan Partners Limited Partnership Adds $134M in Woodward, Inc. ($WWD)

Key Points

  • Artisan Partners Limited Partnership changed its Woodward, Inc. ($WWD) stake by 32.3% last quarter, boosting to 1,409,344 shares worth $547.12 million.
  • Wall Street's consensus rating on $WWD is Strong Buy and an average price target of $437.09.
  • $WWD last traded around $388.21.

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership increased its position in Woodward, Inc. ($WWD) by 32.3% during the most recent quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,409,344 shares of Woodward, Inc. after buying 344,050 shares during the quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership's holdings in Woodward, Inc. were worth $547.12 million as of its most recent filing.

Woodward, Inc. ($WWD) Stock

Last price$388.21
Market cap$23.05B
P/E ratio46.33
Forward P/E35.95
PEG ratio2.45
Beta0.89
52-week low$233.31
52-week high$407.00
50-day MA$368.90
200-day MA$321.10
Current ratio1.73
Quick ratio1.15
Debt-to-equity0.46

Woodward, Inc. Earnings

EPS (ttm)$8.35
Revenue (ttm)$4.00B
Revenue growth23.4%
Net margin12.9%
Return on equity21.1%
Next earningsApr 29, 2026

Woodward, Inc. Dividend

Annual dividend$1.28
Dividend yield33.00%
Payout ratio13.9%
Ex-dividend dateMay 21, 2026

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ConsensusStrong Buy
Average target$437.09
High target$470.00
Low target$390.00
Analysts covering11

About Woodward, Inc.

Woodward, Inc. designs, manufactures, and services control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets worldwide. It operates through two segments, Aerospace and Industrial. The Aerospace segment offers fuel pumps, metering units, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, and thrust reverser actuation systems for turbine engines and nacelles, as well as flight deck controls, actuators, servocontrols, motors, and sensors for aircraft. This segment also provides aftermarket maintenance, repair and overhaul, and other services to commercial airlines, repair facilities, military depots, third party repair shops, and other end users. Its Industrial segment offers actuators, valves, pumps, fuel injection systems, solenoids, ignition systems, control systems, electronics and software, and sensors used on industrial gas turbines, steam turbines, compressors, and reciprocating engines, as well as aftermarket products and related services. The company primarily serves OEMs and equipment packagers. Woodward, Inc. was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado.

ExchangeNasdaqGS
SectorIndustrials
IndustryAerospace & Defense
HeadquartersFort Collins, CO
CEOMr. Charles P. Blankenship Jr.
Employees10,200

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