Why Woodward (WWD) Stock Is Down Today

Woodward (WWD) is down 4.9% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The catalyst is not entirely clear, because there does not appear to be a major new company announcement tied to today’s drop. This could be because investors are still reassessing Woodward’s late-July earnings update, while today’s ex-dividend date may have added a small mechanical headwind and encouraged profit-taking.

Details:

Woodward’s most recent major company update was its fiscal third-quarter report on July 29, 2026, when it posted 21% sales growth to $1.11 billion and adjusted EPS of $2.52.

In that same update, management raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $9.30 to $9.50, while leaving total company sales growth guidance unchanged at 20% to 23%.

August 20, 2026 is Woodward’s ex-dividend date for a quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 per share, which can sometimes contribute to a modest one-day share-price decline.

Because the dividend amount is much smaller than today’s stock move, the larger drop likely reflects sentiment, valuation pressure, or continued post-earnings repositioning rather than the dividend alone.

Sources:

Woodward, Stock Analysis, Nasdaq

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$WWD Insider Trading Activity

$WWD insiders have traded $WWD stock on the open market 62 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 62 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WWD stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

CHARLES P BLANKENSHIP (Chairman of the Board and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 43 sales selling 27,625 shares for an estimated $10,490,500.
DANIEL G. KORTE has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 14,700 shares for an estimated $5,233,910.
SHAWN M MCLEVIGE (EVP and President, Aerospace) has made 0 purchases and 11 sales selling 4,000 shares for an estimated $1,478,251.
KARRIE M. BEM (EVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 929 shares for an estimated $336,070.

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$WWD Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 385 institutional investors add shares of $WWD stock to their portfolio, and 369 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC removed 2,428,791 shares (-98.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $1,033,304,843
T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. added 1,223,021 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $520,322,054
BLACKROCK, INC. added 700,940 shares (+11.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $298,207,913
WINSLOW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added 690,171 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $293,626,350
NAYA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT UK LTD removed 677,419 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $288,201,139
FMR LLC added 602,112 shares (+27.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $256,162,529
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 471,742 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $200,697,916

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$WWD Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $WWD recently. We have seen 5 analysts offer price targets for $WWD in the last 6 months, with a median target of $429.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Charles Minervino from Susquehanna set a target price of $423.0 on 05/26/2026
Alexandra Mandery from Truist Securities set a target price of $415.0 on 05/05/2026
Gavin Parsons from UBS set a target price of $429.0 on 04/30/2026
Ken Herbert from RBC Capital set a target price of $450.0 on 04/17/2026
David Strauss from Wells Fargo set a target price of $440.0 on 04/01/2026

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