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Babcock (BW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$4.54 -0.32 (-6.48%)
Closing price 11/13/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$4.52 -0.02 (-0.53%)
As of 11/13/2026 07:57 PM Eastern
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About Babcock Stock (NYSE:BW)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$4.23
▼
$4.97
50-Day Range
$3.10
▼
$7.94
52-Week Range
$3.07
▼
$22.03
Volume
5.55 million shs
Average Volume
5.39 million shs
Market Capitalization
$661.07 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$19.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. is an energy and environmental technology company serving power, industrial and municipal customers. Its offerings include steam-generation equipment, emissions-control systems and related engineering, construction, maintenance and aftermarket services.

The company also develops technologies for renewable and waste-to-energy applications, including systems that use biomass and municipal solid waste to produce energy. Its environmental technologies help customers manage emissions and other byproducts from energy and industrial processes.

The business traces its roots to the Babcock & Wilcox Company, founded in 1867, and serves customers in the United States and international markets. The present-day Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises was established as an independent company in 2015.

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Babcock Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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75th Percentile Overall Score

BW MarketRank™: 
3.73084479371 of 5 stars

Babcock scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 309th out of 654 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Babcock has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Babcock has a consensus price target of $19.00, representing about 318.0% upside from its current price of $4.55.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about Babcock's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Babcock are expected to decrease by -29.11% in the coming year, from $0.79 to $0.56 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Babcock is -9.88, 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 -9.88, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Babcock has a P/B Ratio of 6.06. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.54% 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 4.02.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Babcock has recently decreased by 10.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Babcock does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • News Sentiment

    Babcock has a news sentiment score of 0.83. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 46 news articles for Babcock this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    7 people have searched for BW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added Babcock to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Cluster Insider Buying

    4 insiders have purchased shares of Babcock in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

  • Net Insider Buying

    Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $757,550.00 in company stock, which represents 0.1146% 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 $757,550.00 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.

  • Read more about Babcock's insider trading history.
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BW Stock News Headlines

Northland Securities Lifts Earnings Estimates for Babcock
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BW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Babcock's stock was trading at $6.35 at the start of the year. Since then, BW shares have decreased by 28.4% and is now trading at $4.5450.

Babcock (NYSE:BW) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August, 10th. The technology company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.02. The technology company had revenue of $319.72 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $196.95 million. Babcock had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 36.52% and a net margin of 4.11%.
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Babcock shares reverse split before market open on Wednesday, July 24th 2019.The 1-10 reverse split was announced on Thursday, July 11th 2019. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Tuesday, July 23rd 2019. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 10 shares after the split.

Babcock subsidiaries include Universal Acoustic & Emission Technologies, SPIG, Americon Equipment Services Inc., Americon LLC, Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co. LLC, Babcock & Wilcox de Monterrey S.A. de C.V., Babcock & Wilcox Ebensburg Power LLC, and others.

Top institutional shareholders of Babcock include Marshall Wace LLP (2.35%), State Street Corp (2.16%), Royce & Associates LP (0.57%) and Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.41%). Insiders that own company stock include B Riley Financial, Inc, Kenneth M Young, Louis Salamone Jr, Cameron M Frymyer, Henry E Bartoli, Philip D Moeller, John J Dziewisz, Joseph A Tato, Brc Group Holdings, Inc and Christopher S Riker.
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Shares of BW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Babcock investors own include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Micron Technology (MU), Tesla (TSLA), BWX Technologies (BWXT), Ford Motor (F), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Palantir Technologies (PLTR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/10/2026
Today
11/14/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Electrical Equipment
Sub-Industry
Heavy Electrical Equipment
Current Symbol
NYSE:BW
CIK
1630805
Employees
1,650
Year Founded
1867

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$23.00
Low Price Target
$15.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+318.0%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.40
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.46)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
8.12
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$36.16 million
Net Margins
4.11%
Pretax Margin
3.10%
Return on Equity
-36.52%
Return on Assets
1.53%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
2.08
Current Ratio
1.79
Quick Ratio
1.33

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$587.70 million
Price / Sales
1.12
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$0.75 per share
Price / Book
6.06

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
145,450,000
Free Float
141,374,000
Market Cap
$661.07 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.24

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This page (NYSE:BW) was last updated on 11/13/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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