Charles P Blankenship sold $2.1M of WWD
Chairman of the Board and CEO at Woodward, Inc.. 10,000 shares at an average of $209.87, traded May 23, 2025, filed May 28, 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 0000950170-25-078159, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2025 | MOption exercise Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1 | +5,000 | $98.34 | $492k | 78,117 | May 28, 2025 |
| May 23, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1 | -853 | $204.81 | $175k | 77,264 | May 28, 2025 |
| May 23, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1 | -1,237 | $205.84 | $255k | 76,027 | May 28, 2025 |
| May 23, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1 | -2,310 | $206.80 | $478k | 73,717 | May 28, 2025 |
| May 23, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1 | -600 | $207.80 | $125k | 73,117 | May 28, 2025 |
| May 27, 2025 | MOption exercise Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1 | +250 | $98.34 | $25k | 73,367 | May 28, 2025 |
| May 27, 2025 | MOption exercise Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1 | +4,750 | $83.24 | $395k | 78,117 | May 28, 2025 |
| May 27, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1 | -1,821 | $212.61 | $387k | 76,296 | May 28, 2025 |
| May 27, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1 | -2,145 | $213.47 | $458k | 74,151 | May 28, 2025 |
| May 27, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Woodward, Inc. Common Stock10b5-1 | -1,034 | $214.59 | $222k | 73,117 | May 28, 2025 |
| May 23, 2025 | MOption exercise Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative10b5-1 | -5,000 | $0.00 | $0 | 25,500 | May 28, 2025 |
| May 27, 2025 | MOption exercise Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative10b5-1 | -250 | $0.00 | $0 | 25,250 | May 28, 2025 |
| May 27, 2025 | MOption exercise Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative10b5-1 | -4,750 | $0.00 | $0 | 90,538 | May 28, 2025 |
Related signals
Other insiders at Woodward, Inc. and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Weak | Woodward, Inc. | Charles P Blankenship Chairman of the Board and CEO | $2.8M 7,625 shares | -11% | |
| 30Weak | Woodward, Inc. | Charles P Blankenship Chairman of the Board and CEO | $3.8M 10,000 shares | -14% | |
| 30Weak | Woodward, Inc. | Charles P Blankenship Chairman of the Board and CEO | $3.8M 10,000 shares | -14% | |
| 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% |
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