MARKET WIREBenzinga • 1d ago
Merlin shares are trading lower after the company announced a $80 million PIPE investment.Why WWD Stock surged +3.57% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
$314.92 +3.57% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot
Woodward Inc. (WWD) earns a Roarable Rating of B- (Buy) with 70/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (27% profit margin, 17% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.
ROARABLE B- • BUY
Cap $18.59B
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY • B-
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C · Rk A-
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+5.4% Base Target
WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:59% Call Buyers ($2.7M)
41% PutsMax Pain: $309.00
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Why WWD Stock surged +3.57% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
Woodward Inc. (WWD) surged +3.57% to $314.92 as options desks priced 59% call premium vs. 41% put protection around the $309 max-pain magnet. High-quality cash engine (27% profit margin, 17% return on capital) with steady institutional support.
- ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 31% of its 52-week range ($253.52 – $450.92) with RSI-14 at 37 (NEUTRAL RANGE).
- ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.7M in bullish call flow vs. $1.8M in put flow (Put/Call 0.69x, implied earnings swing ±6.5%).
- ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable B- (Buy) backed by 26.8% gross margin and $340.4M annual free cash flow.
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Woodward Schedules Fiscal 2026 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings Release and Conference CallFORT COLLINS, Colo., Oct. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ: WWD) announced today that it expects to report its fiscal 2026 fourth quarter and full year financial results at approximately 4:00 p.m. ET o
MARKET WIREBenzinga • 3d ago
RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Woodward, Lowers Price Target to $380RBC Capital analyst Ken Herbert maintains Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) with a Outperform and lowers the price target from $430 to $380.
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Will Woodward (WWD) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?Woodward (WWD) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
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MARKET WIREBenzinga • 10d ago
Here's How Much $1000 Invested In Woodward 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth TodayWoodward (NASDAQ:WWD) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 12.4% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 23.53%. Currently, Woodward has a market capitalization of $19.44 billion.
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WWD // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -16.07%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $310.0H $313.3L $301.7C $304.7VOL 495.9K
RES: $323.6SUP: $280.8SMA50: $328.2SMA200: $364.5
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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)
Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).
Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
31.8%/yr Implied 5Y Growth
vs. +7.3% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).
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Why WWD Stock surged +3.57% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. High-quality cash engine (27% profit margin, 17% return on capital) with steady institutional support.