Charles P Blankenship sold $2.1M of WWD
Chairman of the Board and CEO at Woodward, Inc.. 10,000 shares at an average of $208.32, traded May 21, 2025, filed May 23, 2025.
Score components
- +25RoleCEO
- +25Trade size$2.1M at market
- +5Share of holdings soldSold 13% of holdings
- +15Cluster3 insiders selling within 14 days
- +10Role exitThe filing reports the insider leaving
- -15Exercise and sellShares came from an option exercise in the same filing
- -2010b5-1 planPre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan
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.
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.
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 0000950170-25-076837, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 | MOption exercise Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1 | +5,000 | $98.34 | $492k | 78,117 | May 23, 2025 |
| May 21, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1 | -2,411 | $210.53 | $508k | 75,706 | May 23, 2025 |
| May 21, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1 | -2,589 | $211.58 | $548k | 73,117 | May 23, 2025 |
| May 22, 2025 | MOption exercise Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1 | +5,000 | $98.34 | $492k | 78,117 | May 23, 2025 |
| May 22, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1 | -1,599 | $204.69 | $327k | 76,518 | May 23, 2025 |
| May 22, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1 | -3,190 | $205.93 | $657k | 73,328 | May 23, 2025 |
| May 22, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1 | -211 | $206.68 | $44k | 73,117 | May 23, 2025 |
| May 21, 2025 | MOption exercise Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative10b5-1 | -5,000 | $0.00 | $0 | 35,500 | May 23, 2025 |
| May 22, 2025 | MOption exercise Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative10b5-1 | -5,000 | $0.00 | $0 | 30,500 | May 23, 2025 |
Related signals
Other insiders at Woodward, Inc. and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Weak | Woodward, Inc. | Thomas G Cromwell EVP and COO | $1.5M 5,000 shares | -25% | |
| 45Moderate | Woodward, Inc. | Thomas G Cromwell EVP and COO | $3.0M 10,000 shares | -50% | |
| 40Moderate | Woodward, Inc. | Thomas G Cromwell EVP and COO | $1.5M 5,000 shares | -25% | |
| 50Moderate | Woodward, Inc. | Gregg C Sengstack director | $2.1M 7,000 shares | -42% | |
| 45Moderate | Woodward, Inc. | Thomas G Cromwell EVP and COO | $3.0M 10,000 shares | -50% | |
| 43Moderate | Woodward, Inc. | John D Cohn director | $889k 3,000 shares | -12% | |
| 17Weak | WWDsell Woodward, Inc. | John D Cohn director | $428k 1,750 shares | -8% | |
| 45Moderate | WWDsell Woodward, Inc. | Eileen P. Paterson director | $2.5M 9,500 shares | -83% | |
| 17Weak | Woodward, Inc. | Randall Hobbs EVP and President, Industrial | $212k 846 shares | -2% | |
| 23Weak | Woodward, Inc. | Randall Hobbs EVP and President, Industrial | $120k 500 shares | -1% |
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