BW has 36-month beta value of 1.63. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BW is 92.22M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.61% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BW on June 10, 2025 was 2.56M shares.
BW) stock’s latest price update
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (NYSE: BW) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 11.92 compared to its previous closing price of 1.17. However, the company has seen a gain of 55.89% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-05 that AKRON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)—- $BW–B&W announced offers to purchase for cash up to a maximum $70 million aggregate amount of Tender Consideration.
BW’s Market Performance
BW’s stock has risen by 55.89% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 162.95% and a quarterly rise of 32.27%. The volatility ratio for the week is 28.67% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 17.07% for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 48.79% for BW’s stock, with a -4.72% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BW stocks, with DA Davidson repeating the rating for BW by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for BW in the upcoming period, according to DA Davidson is $1 based on the research report published on April 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Craig Hallum, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BW reach a price target of $2, previously predicting the price at $10. The rating they have provided for BW stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on November 10th, 2023.
Craig Hallum gave a rating of “Buy” to BW, setting the target price at $11 in the report published on July 19th of the previous year.
BW Trading at 119.62% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -56.20% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BW starting from Salamone Louis Jr, who sale 98,941 shares at the price of $1.91 back on Dec 06 ’24. After this action, Salamone Louis Jr now owns 583,045 shares of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc, valued at $188,977 using the latest closing price.
Dziewisz John J, the General Counsel & Secretary of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc, sale 2,733 shares at $1.05 during a trade that took place back on Aug 15 ’24, which means that Dziewisz John J is holding 217,521 shares at $2,870 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.24 for the gross margin
The net margin for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc stands at -0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.13.
Based on Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (BW), the company’s capital structure generated -23.37 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.39. The debt to equity ratio resting at -0.96. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.6.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.06 million with net debt to EBITDA at 18.98. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.58. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.39for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.96. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.94.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (BW) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
