Woodward jumps after upbeat Q4 results, FY25 forecast
** Shares of aerospace and industrial equipment co Woodward WWD.O jumps 12.7% to $201.97 premarket
** WWD, on Monday, forecast FY25 sales of $3.30 bln-$3.50 bln, whose mid-point of $3.4 bln is slightly above est. of $3.38 bln as per data compiled by LSEG
** Sees FY25 EPS of $5.75-$6.25 vs. analysts' est. of $5.87/shr
** Q4 rev. rose 10% to $855 mln from last year, beating estimates of $811 mln
** Q4 adj EPS of $1.41 is above est. of $1.26, according data compiled by LSEG
** Truist Securities raises PT to $226 from $187
** Defense OEM revs are inflecting higher on guided munitions demand while commercial aero OEM growth benefits from improving Boeing production but is offset but tougher comps in commercial aero aftermarket - brokerage
** 5 of 13 brokerages rate stock "buy" or higher, 8 "hold"; median PT is $176 - LSEG data
** As of last close, stock up 31.7% YTD
Reporting by Sukriti Gupta in Bengaluru
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