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Woodward Inc has a consensus price target of $306.14 based on the ratings of 15 analysts. The high is $445 issued by Deutsche Bank on February 9, 2026. The low is $110 issued by Wells Fargo on May 2, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and TD Cowen on February 9, 2026, February 4, 2026, and February 3, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $414.33 between Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and TD Cowen, there's an implied 9.27% upside for Woodward Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
1calculated from analyst ratings
| Buy Now | Get Alert | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09/2026 | Buy Now | 17.36% | Deutsche Bank | $430 → $445 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/04/2026 | Buy Now | 7.6% | Goldman Sachs | $362 → $408 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2026 | Buy Now | 2.85% | TD Cowen | $350 → $390 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2026 | Buy Now | 6.55% | Truist Securities | $366 → $404 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2026 | Buy Now | 9.97% | UBS | $378 → $417 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/20/2026 | Buy Now | -4.53% | Goldman Sachs | $329 → $362 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2026 | Buy Now | -1.1% | Jefferies | $350 → $375 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/15/2026 | Buy Now | -0.31% | UBS | $345 → $378 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/22/2025 | Buy Now | 5.49% | Deutsche Bank | $360 → $400 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/01/2025 | Buy Now | -7.7% | Jefferies | $305 → $350 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/01/2025 | Buy Now | -9.01% | UBS | $329 → $345 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/25/2025 | Buy Now | -13.23% | UBS | $303 → $329 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/25/2025 | Buy Now | -19.56% | Truist Securities | $294 → $305 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2025 | Buy Now | -20.88% | Wolfe Research | → $300 | Upgrade | Peer Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/20/2025 | Buy Now | -25.89% | Alembic Global | → $281 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2025 | Buy Now | -31.43% | Barclays | $200 → $260 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2025 | Buy Now | -21.15% | UBS | $283 → $299 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2025 | Buy Now | -22.46% | Truist Securities | $267 → $294 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/23/2025 | Buy Now | -32.75% | Goldman Sachs | $229 → $255 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/12/2025 | Buy Now | -29.58% | Truist Securities | $232 → $267 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/23/2025 | Buy Now | -38.82% | Truist Securities | $209 → $232 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/23/2025 | Buy Now | -13.5% | Jefferies | $250 → $328 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2025 | Buy Now | -49.1% | Wells Fargo | $175 → $193 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2025 | Buy Now | -44.88% | Truist Securities | $205 → $209 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2025 | Buy Now | -41.98% | UBS | $200 → $220 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | -34.07% | Jefferies | $330 → $250 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2025 | Buy Now | -45.94% | Truist Securities | $229 → $205 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2025 | Buy Now | -53.85% | Wells Fargo | $172 → $175 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | -54.64% | Wells Fargo | $205 → $172 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2025 | Buy Now | -12.97% | Jefferies | $285 → $330 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/04/2025 | Buy Now | -38.82% | UBS | $216 → $232 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/04/2025 | Buy Now | -45.94% | Wells Fargo | $193 → $205 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/28/2025 | Buy Now | -24.84% | Jefferies | $280 → $285 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/14/2025 | Buy Now | -39.61% | Truist Securities | $226 → $229 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2025 | Buy Now | -26.16% | Jefferies | $245 → $280 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2025 | Buy Now | -49.1% | Wells Fargo | $197 → $193 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/04/2024 | Buy Now | -48.05% | Wells Fargo | $177 → $197 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/03/2024 | Buy Now | -47.25% | Barclays | $175 → $200 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/26/2024 | Buy Now | -39.87% | UBS | $209 → $228 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/26/2024 | Buy Now | -40.4% | Truist Securities | $187 → $226 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/04/2024 | Buy Now | -57.8% | TD Cowen | $186 → $160 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2024 | Buy Now | -57.28% | Deutsche Bank | $158 → $162 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/21/2024 | Buy Now | -50.68% | Truist Securities | $152 → $187 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | -46.99% | Goldman Sachs | $228 → $201 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | -49.89% | Jefferies | $170 → $190 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | -58.33% | Deutsche Bank | $197 → $158 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/30/2024 | Buy Now | -48.05% | Deutsche Bank | $210 → $197 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/30/2024 | Buy Now | -50.95% | TD Cowen | $200 → $186 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | -44.62% | Deutsche Bank | $200 → $210 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/06/2024 | Buy Now | -53.85% | Barclays | $140 → $175 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2024 | Buy Now | -47.25% | Deutsche Bank | $182 → $200 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2024 | Buy Now | -54.64% | Wells Fargo | $156 → $172 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2024 | Buy Now | -59.91% | Truist Securities | $143 → $152 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2024 | Buy Now | -46.99% | Goldman Sachs | $159 → $201 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/04/2024 | Buy Now | -58.86% | Wells Fargo | $151 → $156 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2024 | Buy Now | -63.08% | Barclays | $134 → $140 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/01/2024 | Buy Now | — | Alembic Global | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2024 | Buy Now | -54.11% | Deutsche Bank | $165 → $174 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2024 | Buy Now | -53.32% | UBS | $168 → $177 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2024 | Buy Now | -62.29% | Truist Securities | $136 → $143 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/11/2024 | Buy Now | -59.65% | Goldman Sachs | $105 → $153 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2024 | Buy Now | -64.13% | Truist Securities | $124 → $136 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2024 | Buy Now | -59.65% | Goldman Sachs | $105 → $153 | Upgrade | Sell → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/27/2023 | Buy Now | -64.4% | Barclays | $128 → $135 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2023 | Buy Now | -67.3% | Truist Securities | → $124 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/17/2023 | Buy Now | -61.23% | Wells Fargo | $128 → $147 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/11/2023 | Buy Now | -59.91% | UBS | → $152 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/28/2023 | Buy Now | -59.91% | Deutsche Bank | → $152 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/05/2023 | Buy Now | -57.8% | TD Cowen | $135 → $160 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2023 | Buy Now | -66.24% | Barclays | $112 → $128 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2023 | Buy Now | -72.84% | Goldman Sachs | $92 → $103 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2023 | Buy Now | -64.4% | TD Cowen | $125 → $135 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2023 | Buy Now | -67.3% | Truist Securities | $110 → $124 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2023 | Buy Now | -66.24% | Wells Fargo | $110 → $128 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2023 | Buy Now | -70.99% | Truist Securities | $97 → $110 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/13/2023 | Buy Now | -75.74% | Goldman Sachs | $83 → $92 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2023 | Buy Now | -78.11% | Goldman Sachs | $74 → $83 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2023 | Buy Now | -74.42% | Truist Securities | $85 → $97 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2023 | Buy Now | -70.99% | Wells Fargo | $109 → $110 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2023 | Buy Now | -67.03% | Credit Suisse | $120 → $125 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2023 | Buy Now | -77.58% | Truist Securities | $93 → $85 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/27/2023 | Buy Now | -68.35% | Credit Suisse | → $120 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
The latest price target for Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) was reported by Deutsche Bank on February 9, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $445.00 expecting WWD to rise to within 12 months (a possible 17.36% upside). 29 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) was provided by Deutsche Bank, and Woodward maintained their buy rating.
The last upgrade for Woodward Inc happened on October 3, 2025 when Wolfe Research raised their price target to $300. Wolfe Research previously had a peer perform for Woodward Inc.
The last downgrade for Woodward Inc happened on October 4, 2024 when TD Cowen changed their price target from $186 to $160 for Woodward Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Woodward, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Woodward was filed on February 9, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around February 9, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Woodward (WWD) rating was a maintained with a price target of $430.00 to $445.00. The current price Woodward (WWD) is trading at is $379.18, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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