Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWIN) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Analyst sentiment is moderately bullish: Eleven brokerages rate Baldwin Insurance Group “Moderate Buy,” with five buys, one strong buy, four holds and one sell. The average 12-month price target is $30.33, while recent targets range up to $37.
• Quarterly results slightly exceeded expectations: Baldwin reported $0.48 in earnings per share versus the $0.47 consensus estimate, and revenue of $492.94 million compared with $492.33 million expected. Revenue increased 30.1% year over year, and full-year EPS is forecast at $1.44.
• Shares have posted strong gains, with substantial institutional ownership: BWIN opened at $29.71, compared with a 12-month range of $15.88 to $32.59, and 77.49% of shares are held by institutional investors.

Shares of Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWIN - Get Free Report) have received an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the eleven research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $30.3333.

BWIN has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Baldwin Insurance Group from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. TD Cowen restated a "buy" rating on shares of Baldwin Insurance Group in a research note on Monday, June 15th. Morgan Stanley set a $28.00 target price on shares of Baldwin Insurance Group in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Baldwin Insurance Group from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Baldwin Insurance Group from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd.

Baldwin Insurance Group Stock Performance

BWIN stock opened at $29.71 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $28.85 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $23.94. Baldwin Insurance Group has a twelve month low of $15.88 and a twelve month high of $32.59. The firm has a market cap of $4.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -28.57, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.03.

Baldwin Insurance Group (NASDAQ:BWIN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $492.94 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $492.33 million. Baldwin Insurance Group had a positive return on equity of 12.67% and a negative net margin of 4.67%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.42 earnings per share. Baldwin Insurance Group has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.420-0.460 EPS. Analysts predict that Baldwin Insurance Group will post 1.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Baldwin Insurance Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in shares of Baldwin Insurance Group by 6.1% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 40,166 shares of the company's stock worth $1,795,000 after buying an additional 2,309 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Baldwin Insurance Group by 371.9% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 254,734 shares of the company's stock valued at $11,384,000 after acquiring an additional 200,754 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Baldwin Insurance Group by 6.7% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,075 shares of the company's stock worth $495,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in Baldwin Insurance Group by 3.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 379,601 shares of the company's stock worth $16,964,000 after acquiring an additional 13,058 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in Baldwin Insurance Group by 6.6% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 189,643 shares of the company's stock worth $8,475,000 after acquiring an additional 11,768 shares in the last quarter. 77.49% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Baldwin Insurance Group Company Profile

Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc NASDAQ: BWIN is a specialty insurance and surety firm that underwrites contract bonds, commercial insurance policies and related risk-management services. Its core offerings include contract and commercial surety, which provide performance and payment guarantees to obligees in construction, service and public-sector projects. In addition, the company delivers complementary commercial lines coverages designed to mitigate liability, property and workers' compensation exposures.

Through a network of regional agency offices primarily across the Midwestern United States, Baldwin Insurance Group serves contractors, developers, small and mid-sized businesses as well as municipal and public-sector clients.

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