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Woodward Inc. (WWD) President and CEO Thomas A Gendron sells 60,000 Shares

Nov 30, 2011 | About:
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President and CEO of Woodward Inc. (WWD) Thomas A Gendron sells 60,000 shares of WWD on 11/30/2011 at an average price of $39.02 a share.

Woodward Inc. has a market cap of $2.65 billion; its shares were traded at around $38.46 with a P/E ratio of 20.3 and P/S ratio of 1.5. The dividend yield of Woodward Inc. stocks is 0.7%. Woodward Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 21.9% over the past 10 years.


This is the insider trade history vs. stock price of WWD. For the complete insider trading history of WWD, click here.




Directors and Officers Recent Trades:


  • Director John D Cohn bought 1,500 shares of WWD stock on 11/22/2011 at the average price of 37.97. John D Cohn owns at least 20,000 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.29% since.
  • Pres. Air. Turb. Systems Sagar A Patel bought 700 shares of WWD stock on 08/18/2011 at the average price of 28.68. Sagar A Patel owns at least 700 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 34.1% since.
  • Director Larry E Rittenberg bought 398 shares of WWD stock on 07/28/2011 at the average price of 34.59. Larry E Rittenberg owns at least 15,802 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 11.19% since.
  • Director James R Rulseh sold 17,200 shares of WWD stock on 11/17/2011 at the average price of 39.05. James R Rulseh owns at least 17,612 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.51% since.
  • President, Ind. Turb. Systems James D Rudolph sold 6,000 shares of WWD stock on 11/17/2011 at the average price of 39.62. James D Rudolph owns at least 16,318 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.93% since.


For the complete insider trading history of WWD, click here.

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  1. As legendary investor Peter Lynch said: "Insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise."
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  3. Another study found that the aggregated activities of insiders can serve as a good indicator to locate market bottoms. Insiders as a whole are smart investors of their own companies.

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