{"id":14352,"date":"2026-02-20T17:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/14352\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:44:18","slug":"ubs-raises-woodward-wwd-price-target-following-strong-quarterly-results-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/14352\/","title":{"rendered":"UBS Raises Woodward (WWD) Price Target Following Strong Quarterly Results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/WWD\" data-ylk=\"slk:WWD;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WWD<\/a>) ranks among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidermonkey.com\/blog\/stanley-druckenmiller-stock-portfolio-10-best-stock-picks-1695893\/?singlepage=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller\u2019s 10 best stock picks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller\u2019s 10 best stock picks<\/a>. UBS reaffirmed its Buy rating on Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) but increased the company\u2019s price target from $378 to $417 on February 3. The hike came after Woodward\u2019s impressive quarterly results and guidance increases across all divisions, despite management\u2019s cautious forecast for the second through fourth fiscal quarters.<\/p>\n<p>    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/28c7f88a19f35fb98e749667cfcb53e1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"150\" width=\"335\" class=\"yf-lglytj  loaded\"\/>     <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">UBS stated that growth is strong in both the aerospace and industrial end markets, with Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) benefiting from content yield amplification and pricing power, while productivity initiatives are becoming more evident in margin improvements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">The firm isn\u2019t expecting these positive trends to weaken in the near future, and expects profitability to surpass estimates \u201cfor potentially years to come,\u201d despite what it called \u201cabnormally strong spares sales\u201d in the first fiscal quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) designs and manufactures energy conversion and control solutions. Its solutions are used in the aerospace and industrial markets, including power generation and renewable energy systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\">While we acknowledge the potential of WWD as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. 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This article is originally published at\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.insidermonkey.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Insider Monkey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Insider Monkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) ranks among billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller\u2019s 10 best stock picks. 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