Bowman Consulting Group (BWMN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. is a professional services firm that provides engineering, planning, surveying and technical consulting services for infrastructure and development projects. The company serves public- and private-sector clients across areas such as transportation, power and utilities, water, real estate, renewable energy, mining and federal programs.

Its services include civil engineering, transportation engineering, environmental consulting, geomatics and surveying, land planning, construction management, landscape architecture and other related project and program management support. Bowman works with government agencies, utility providers, commercial and residential developers, energy companies and other organizations involved in infrastructure development and asset management.

Founded in 1995, Bowman Consulting Group is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and serves clients through offices located across the United States. Gary Bowman is the company’s founder and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $42.60 to $42.64
• 50-Day Range: $25.85 to $42.65
• 52-Week Range: $25.07 to $45.83
• Volume: 188,887 shs
• Average Volume: 355,764 shs
• Market Capitalization: $738.68 million
• P/E Ratio: 106.50
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $43.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Bowman Consulting Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bowman Consulting Group scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 467th out of 653 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Bowman Consulting Group has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.88, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Bowman Consulting Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Bowman Consulting Group has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 133.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Bowman Consulting Group are expected to grow by 133.33% in the coming year, from $0.75 to $1.75 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Bowman Consulting Group is 106.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bowman Consulting Group is 106.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.66.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Bowman Consulting Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.83. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.11% of the float of Bowman Consulting Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Bowman Consulting Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.17, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Bowman Consulting Group has recently increased by 12.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Bowman Consulting Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Bowman Consulting Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.90

News Sentiment

Bowman Consulting Group has a news sentiment score of 0.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Bowman Consulting Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Bowman Consulting Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,615,310.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

17.50% of the stock of Bowman Consulting Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

63.20% of the stock of Bowman Consulting Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/10/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BWMN
• CIK: 1847590
• Web: www.bowman.com
• Phone: 703-464-1000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,300
• Year Founded: 1995

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Bowman Consulting Group: $43.00
• High Price Target: $43.00
• Low Price Target: $43.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.9%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.88
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 106.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 56.80
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $12.85 million
• Net Margins: 1.30%
• Pretax Margin: 0.71%
• Return on Equity: 2.67%
• Return on Assets: 1.20%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.22
• Current Ratio: 0.90
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $490.02 million
• Price / Sales: 1.51
• Cash Flow: $2.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.11
• Book Value: $15.03 per share
• Price / Book: 2.83

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 17,340,000
• Free Float: 14,302,000
• Market Cap: $738.68 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.48