NYSE:BW Babcock (BW) Stock Price, News & Analysis $7.35 -0.01 (-0.14%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Babcock Stock (NYSE:BW) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Babcock alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$7.29▼$7.6050-Day Range$6.81▼$11.1152-Week Range$2.64▼$22.03Volume3.08 million shsAverage Volume4.31 million shsMarket Capitalization$1.09 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$15.40Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: BW) is an energy and environmental technology company that provides equipment, technologies and services for power generation and industrial applications. The company serves utilities, industrial operators and other customers seeking to generate energy, improve operating efficiency and reduce emissions. Its offerings include steam generation systems, boilers, replacement parts, maintenance and engineering services, as well as technologies for controlling air pollution and managing solid waste. Babcock & Wilcox also develops solutions for waste-to-energy generation, renewable energy, hydrogen production and carbon capture, with applications across power, manufacturing and other heavy industries. The company traces its roots to 1867, when George Babcock and Stephen Wilcox established Babcock & Wilcox. Based in Akron, Ohio, Babcock & Wilcox serves customers in North America and international markets through its portfolio of energy and environmental technologies.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Babcock Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks70th Percentile Overall ScoreBW MarketRank™: Babcock scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 323rd out of 656 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.6 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingBabcock 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 PotentialBabcock has a consensus price target of $15.40, representing about 109.5% upside from its current price of $7.35.Amount of Analyst CoverageBabcock 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 and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth100.00% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of Babcock is -40.83, 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. SectorThe P/E ratio of Babcock is -40.83, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Read more about Babcock's valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted14.80% of the float of Babcock has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBabcock has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.61.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Babcock has recently increased by 16.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldBabcock does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthBabcock does not have a long track record of dividend growth. News and Social Media2.4 / 5News Sentiment0.91 News SentimentBabcock has a news sentiment score of 0.91. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Babcock this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 11 people have searched for BW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -65% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added Babcock to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership3.0 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Net Insider BuyingOver the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $47,500.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0043% of the company's market cap.Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 Insiders2.80% of the stock of Babcock is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions83.17% 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. Receive BW Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Babcock and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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BW Stock News HeadlinesBabcock Expands Share Buyback, Lifts Treasury HoldingsSeptember 18 at 2:10 AM | tipranks.comINVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Investors with Losses on their Investment in Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. of Class Action Lawsuit - BWSeptember 17, 2026 | prnewswire.comReady to give options a try? Your first trade (Ticker included) -INSIDETired of trying tactic after tactic when it comes to options trades... only to be met with market noise and stinging losses? Dave Aquino is giving away the exact 11-hour options strategy he uses in volatile markets. You get the plain English blueprint behind the strategy and the very same "rinse and repeat" ticker he's traded nearly 900 times with a 95.3% success rate. It's so simple to understand, you could trade it tomorrow.September 21 at 1:00 AM | Base Camp Trading (Ad)Babcock Shareholders Back All Resolutions at 2026 AGMSeptember 16, 2026 | tipranks.comBabcock: Buy Rating Reiterated on Defense and Nuclear Growth, Price Target Maintained at $1400September 16, 2026 | tipranks.comBabcock Maintains FY27 Momentum as Defence Contracts and UK Investment Boost OutlookSeptember 16, 2026 | tipranks.comINVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Investors with Losses on their Investment in Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. of Class Action Lawsuit - BWSeptember 15, 2026 | globenewswire.comBabcock & Wilcox Stock Surges Friday: What's Happening?September 11, 2026 | benzinga.comSee More Headlines BW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have BW shares performed this year? Babcock's stock was trading at $6.35 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, BW stock has increased by 15.7% and is now trading at $7.35. How were Babcock's earnings last quarter? Babcock (NYSE:BW) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August, 10th. The technology company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.02. The technology company earned $319.72 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $196.95 million. Babcock had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.51% and a negative net margin of 2.17%. Read the conference call transcript. When did Babcock's stock split? Shares of Babcock reverse split 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 closing bell 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. Does Babcock have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Babcock: 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. Who are Babcock's major shareholders? Babcock's top institutional investors include Situational Awareness LP (1.36%), Wellington Management Group LLP (0.87%), Equitec Proprietary Markets LLC (0.47%) and Alyeska Investment Group L.P. (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, Christopher S Riker, Alan B Howe, Joseph A Tato and Brc Group Holdings, Inc. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Babcock? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Babcock own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Babcock investors own include Meta Platforms (META), Ford Motor (F), NVIDIA (NVDA), Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics (BCLI), Qualcomm (QCOM), NIO (NIO) and Micron Technology (MU). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/10/2026Today9/21/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/03/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (16m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 BW's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. BW has been in this zone for over 16 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorIndustrials Industry Electrical Equipment Sub-IndustryHeavy Electrical Equipment Current SymbolNYSE:BW CIK1630805 Webwww.babcock.com Phone(330) 753-4511Fax704-625-4910Employees1,650Year Founded1867Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Babcock$15.40 High Price Target$23.00 Low Price Target$6.00 Potential Upside/Downside+109.5%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.43 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)($0.18) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio27.22 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$36.16 million Net Margins-2.17% Pretax Margin-8.26% Return on Equity-4.51% Return on Assets0.70% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio4.21 Current Ratio1.45 Quick Ratio1.33 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$587.70 million Price / Sales1.86 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value($1.18) per share Price / Book-6.23Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares148,960,000Free Float144,794,000Market Cap$1.09 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.19 Social Links 7 Best Space Stocks to Own in 2026The space race is growing fast, and you don’t have to have gotten in early on SpaceX to profit. 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