Big Money Inflows Send Woodward Skyward

WWD is the global leader in energy conversion and control solutions for aerospace and industrial customers. Its fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings report net sales of $3.6 billion (a 7% year-over-year gain), annual per-share earnings of $7.19 (versus $6.01 a year prior), and returned over $238 million to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases.

No wonder WWD shares are up 90% this year – and they could rise more. MoneyFlows data shows how Big Money investors are again betting heavily on the stock.

Woodward Benefits from Big Money Buys

Institutional volumes reveal plenty. In the last year, WWD has enjoyed strong investor demand, which we believe to be institutional support.

Each green bar signals unusually large volumes in WWD shares. They reflect our proprietary inflow signal, pushing the stock higher:

Plenty of industrials names are under accumulation right now. But there’s a powerful fundamental story happening with Woodward.

Woodward Fundamental Analysis

Institutional support and a healthy fundamental backdrop make this company worth investigating. As you can see, WWD has had strong sales and earnings growth:

• 3-year sales growth rate (+14.6%)
• 3-year EPS growth rate (+39.5%)

Source: FactSet

Also, EPS is estimated to ramp higher this year by +17%.

Now it makes sense why the stock has been generating Big Money interest. WWD has a track record of strong financial performance.

Marrying great fundamentals with MoneyFlows software has found some big winning stocks over the long term.

Woodward has been a top-rated stock at MoneyFlows. That means the stock has unusual buy pressure and growing fundamentals. We have a ranking process that showcases stocks like this on a weekly basis.

It made the rare Outlier 20 report 17 times since 2001, with 12 of those instances occurring in the past seven months. The blue bars below show when WWD was a top pick…Big Money makes it soar:

Tracking unusual volumes reveals the power of money flows.

This is a trait that most outlier stocks exhibit…the best of the best. Big Money demand drives stocks upward.

Woodward Price Prediction

The WWD action isn’t new at all. Big Money buying in the shares is signaling to take notice. Given the historical gains in share price and strong fundamentals, this stock could be worth a spot in a diversified portfolio.

Disclosure: the author holds no position in WWD at the time of publication.

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