Analysts Issue Forecasts for BWB Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• DA Davidson predicts that Bridgewater Bancshares will earn $0.39 per share in Q3 2025, with a current Buy rating and a price target of $20.00.
• Bridgewater Bancshares reported $0.37 earnings per share for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' estimates, with revenues of $35.61 million.
• Insiders sold shares recently, including COO Lisa M. Salazar and Director Thomas P. Trutna, while institutional investors currently own over 65.83% of the company's stock.

Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWB - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Bridgewater Bancshares in a report issued on Friday, July 25th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.39 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Buy" rating and a $20.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Bridgewater Bancshares' current full-year earnings is $1.38 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Bridgewater Bancshares' FY2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS.

Bridgewater Bancshares (NASDAQ:BWB - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $35.61 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $32.03 million. Bridgewater Bancshares had a net margin of 14.03% and a return on equity of 9.83%.

Separately, Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of Bridgewater Bancshares from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday.

Bridgewater Bancshares Stock Down 1.7%

BWB stock traded down $0.26 during trading on Monday, hitting $15.53. 7,407 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 73,485. The firm's 50 day moving average is $15.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The stock has a market cap of $426.06 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.77 and a beta of 0.54. Bridgewater Bancshares has a 1 year low of $11.93 and a 1 year high of $17.66.

Institutional Trading of Bridgewater Bancshares

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in BWB. CWM LLC lifted its position in shares of Bridgewater Bancshares by 182.1% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,463 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 1,590 shares in the last quarter. Sippican Capital Advisors lifted its holdings in Bridgewater Bancshares by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Sippican Capital Advisors now owns 97,610 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,553,000 after purchasing an additional 1,400 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio purchased a new position in Bridgewater Bancshares in the 1st quarter valued at $496,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Bridgewater Bancshares by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 370,052 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,138,000 after purchasing an additional 9,588 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in Bridgewater Bancshares in the 1st quarter valued at $357,000. 65.83% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, COO Lisa M. Salazar sold 3,737 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.40, for a total value of $53,812.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 32,335 shares of the company's stock, valued at $465,624. This represents a 10.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Thomas P. Trutna sold 2,200 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.78, for a total transaction of $34,716.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 100,031 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,578,489.18. This represents a 2.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 23.27% of the company's stock.

About Bridgewater Bancshares

Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Bridgewater Bank that provides banking products and services to commercial real estate investors, entrepreneurs, business clients, and individuals in the United States. The company provides savings and money market accounts, demand deposits, time and brokered deposits, and interest and noninterest bearing transaction, as well as certificates of deposit.