Babcock (BW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: BW) is an energy and environmental technology company that provides products and services for power generation, industrial processing and emissions control. Its portfolio includes boilers, steam-generation equipment, thermal technologies, and systems designed to reduce air pollutants and improve energy efficiency.

The company also develops technologies for waste-to-energy, renewable energy, hydrogen production and carbon management. Its solutions are used by utilities, industrial operators, municipal organizations and other customers seeking to generate energy from conventional or alternative fuels while managing environmental impacts.

Babcock & Wilcox traces its roots to the Babcock & Wilcox Company, founded in the 19th century. Today, the company serves customers in North America and international markets through equipment sales, engineering, construction, aftermarket services and technology licensing.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.35 to $5.63
• 50-Day Range: $5.48 to $10.33
• 52-Week Range: $3.06 to $22.03
• Volume: 3.89 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.43 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $816.90 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $15.40
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Babcock Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Babcock scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 267th out of 661 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: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Babcock has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Babcock has a consensus price target of $15.40, representing about 180.8% upside from its current price of $5.48.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 100.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Babcock are expected to grow by 100.00% in the coming year, from $0.27 to $0.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Babcock is -30.46, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Babcock is -30.46, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

15.56% of the float of Babcock has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Babcock has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.31.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Babcock has recently decreased by 6.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Babcock does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Babcock does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

Babcock has a news sentiment score of 0.43. 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 Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Babcock this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for BW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -91% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Babcock to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $47,500.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0058% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Babcock insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $47,500.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.80% of the stock of Babcock is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

83.17% of the stock of Babcock 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: 10/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Electrical Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Heavy Electrical Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BW
• CIK: 1630805
• Web: www.babcock.com
• Phone: (330) 753-4511
• Fax: 704-625-4910
• Employees: 1,650
• Year Founded: 1867

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Babcock: $15.40
• High Price Target: $23.00
• Low Price Target: $6.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +180.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.18)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.31
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$36.16 million
• Net Margins: -2.17%
• Pretax Margin: -8.26%
• Return on Equity: -4.51%
• Return on Assets: 0.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.21
• Current Ratio: 1.45
• Quick Ratio: 1.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $587.70 million
• Price / Sales: 1.39
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: ($1.18) per share
• Price / Book: -4.65

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 148,960,000
• Free Float: 144,794,000
• Market Cap: $816.90 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.17