Skip to content
sellWeak10b5-1 plan

Charles P Blankenship sold $2.1M of WWD

Chairman of the Board and CEO at Woodward, Inc.. 10,000 shares at an average of $211.40, traded May 19, 2025, filed May 21, 2025.

Warning score
30
Value
$2.1M
10,000 shares
Holdings after
72,878
-13% from before
From 52-week low
+36%
low $156.32, close $212.22
From 52-week high
0%
high $212.22, as of May 19, 2025

Score components

  • Role
    CEO
    +25
  • Trade size
    $2.1M at market
    +25
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 13% of holdings
    +5
  • Cluster
    No other insider selling within 14 days
    0
  • Role exit
    The filing reports the insider leaving
    +10
  • Exercise and sell
    Shares came from an option exercise in the same filing
    -15
  • 10b5-1 plan
    Pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan
    -20

What happened after comparable sells

Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.

This signal so far: 1m +14.6%, 3m +18.6%, 6m +25.1%.

Price around the trade, and since

From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.

WWDOct 9, 2026 · close 335.51
Since filing May 21, 2025: +62.4%SPY +35.7% · excess +26.7%

Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Rows in this filing

Every transaction in Form 4 0000950170-25-075834, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
May 19, 2025MOption exercise
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1
+5,000$98.34$492k77,878May 21, 2025
May 19, 2025SOpen-market sale
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1
-1,394$207.11$289k76,484May 21, 2025
May 19, 2025SOpen-market sale
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1
-506$207.81$105k75,978May 21, 2025
May 19, 2025SOpen-market sale
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1
-2,401$208.90$502k73,577May 21, 2025
May 19, 2025SOpen-market sale
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1
-699$209.78$147k72,878May 21, 2025
May 20, 2025MOption exercise
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1
+5,000$98.34$492k77,878May 21, 2025
May 20, 2025SOpen-market sale
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1
-825$212.84$176k77,053May 21, 2025
May 20, 2025SOpen-market sale
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1
-1,837$213.98$393k75,216May 21, 2025
May 20, 2025SOpen-market sale
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1
-1,724$215.01$371k73,492May 21, 2025
May 20, 2025SOpen-market sale
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1
-614$215.89$133k72,878May 21, 2025
May 19, 2025MOption exercise
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative10b5-1
-5,000$0.00$045,500May 21, 2025
May 20, 2025MOption exercise
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative10b5-1
-5,000$0.00$040,500May 21, 2025

Related signals

Other insiders at Woodward, Inc. and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
22Weak
WWDsell10b5-1
Woodward, Inc.
Shawn M McLevige
EVP and President, Aerospace
$767k
2,150 shares
-41%
45Moderate
WWDsell
Woodward, Inc.
Daniel G. Korte
director
$5.2M
14,700 shares
-77%
13Weak
WWDsell10b5-1
Woodward, Inc.
Karrie M. Bem
EVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec
$66k
185 shares
-5%
13Weak
WWDsell10b5-1
Woodward, Inc.
Karrie M. Bem
EVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec
$65k
185 shares
-5%
22Weak
WWDsell10b5-1
Woodward, Inc.
Karrie M. Bem
EVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec
$205k
559 shares
-12%
38Weak
WWDsell 210b5-1
Woodward, Inc.
Charles P Blankenship
Chairman of the Board and CEO
$2.8M
7,625 shares
-11%
38Weak
WWDsell 210b5-1
Woodward, Inc.
Charles P Blankenship
Chairman of the Board and CEO
$3.8M
10,000 shares
-14%
38Weak
WWDsell 210b5-1
Woodward, Inc.
Charles P Blankenship
Chairman of the Board and CEO
$3.8M
10,000 shares
-14%
29Weak
WWDsell 210b5-1
Woodward, Inc.
Shawn M McLevige
EVP and President, Aerospace
$711k
1,850 shares
-37%
53Moderate
WWDsell 2
Woodward, Inc.
Eileen P. Drake
director
$2.0M
5,200 shares
-67%

Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.

Charles P Blankenship sold $2.1M of WWD | InsiderTell