Bridgewater Bancshares (BWB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. is the bank holding company for Bridgewater Bank, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. The company focuses on serving businesses, commercial real estate investors, developers, professional organizations and affluent individuals, primarily in Minnesota and surrounding markets.

Bridgewater Bank provides commercial and residential real estate lending, construction and development financing, commercial and industrial loans, small-business lending, treasury management and deposit services. Its offerings also include personal banking products such as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit and residential mortgage lending.

Founded in 2005, Bridgewater Bank has built its business around relationship-based banking and specialized commercial lending. Jerry Baack, one of the bank’s founders, has served as chairman and chief executive officer of Bridgewater Bancshares and Bridgewater Bank. The company’s operations are centered in the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area and other Minnesota communities.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.16 to $20.64
• 50-Day Range: $20.13 to $22.35
• 52-Week Range: $16.06 to $22.62
• Volume: 19,262 shs
• Average Volume: 117,479 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 10.35
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $23.67
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Bridgewater Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bridgewater Bancshares scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 455th out of 861 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Bridgewater Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Bridgewater Bancshares has a consensus price target of $23.67, representing about 16.7% upside from its current price of $20.28.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Bridgewater Bancshares has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.93%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Bridgewater Bancshares are expected to grow by 10.93% in the coming year, from $1.83 to $2.03 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Bridgewater Bancshares is 10.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.70.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bridgewater Bancshares is 10.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.03.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.24% of the float of Bridgewater Bancshares has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Bridgewater Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.97.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Bridgewater Bancshares has recently increased by 5.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Bridgewater Bancshares does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Bridgewater Bancshares does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.76

News Sentiment

Bridgewater Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 0.76. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Bridgewater Bancshares this week, compared to 3 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, Bridgewater Bancshares insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,469,866.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

23.10% of the stock of Bridgewater Bancshares is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

65.83% of the stock of Bridgewater Bancshares is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/20/2026
• Today: 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BWB
• CIK: 1341317
• Web: www.bwbmn.com
• Phone: (952) 893-6868
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 355
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Bridgewater Bancshares: $23.67
• High Price Target: $25.00
• Low Price Target: $22.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.16
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: 21,443,000
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: N/A