On July 30, Woodward declined 8.66% in regular trading, trading at approximately $351.67/share, with turnover of $377 million. The selloff was triggered by the company's fiscal Q3 earnings report released after market close on July 29, which showed a dramatically narrowing beat versus consensus expectations.

Woodward reported adjusted EPS of $2.52, barely surpassing the consensus estimate of $2.50 by just 0.8%, while revenue of $1.110 billion edged past the $1.104 billion estimate. Although year-over-year growth remained robust at 43.18% for EPS and approximately 24% for revenue, the beat margin collapsed relative to prior quarters — Q1 EPS exceeded estimates by 31.5% and Q2 by 8.6%. This rapid deceleration in outperformance magnitude prompted concentrated selling as investors grew concerned about fading earnings momentum.

Adding to the downward pressure, RBC Capital Markets lowered its price target on Woodward from $450 to $430 while maintaining its Outperform rating. Deutsche Bank, in contrast, slightly raised its target to $502 from $500 with a Buy rating maintained.

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