Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Woodward, Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Woodward, Inc.’s stock price such as:

• Woodward, Inc.’s current stock price and volume
• Why Woodward, Inc.’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for WWD from analysts
• WWD’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Woodward, Inc. (WWD)

Before we jump into Woodward, Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

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.

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What Caused Woodward, Inc. Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of August 03, 2026, there were 0 analysts who downgraded Woodward, Inc.’s stock and 2 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Woodward, Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Woodward, Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Woodward, Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a F, which means it is considered to be Ultra Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Woodward, Inc. (WWD) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Woodward, Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of August 03, 2026, Woodward, Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 2.56%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 63 and is considered to be Strong.

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Woodward, Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of August 3, 2026, Woodward, Inc.’s stock price is $363.570, which is up 0.78% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Woodward, Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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