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After finishing at $0.26 in the prior trading day, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (NYSE: BW) closed at $0.28, up 7.64%. In other words, the price has increased by $7.64 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.1 million shares were traded. BW stock price reached its highest trading level at $0.2857 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $0.2443.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BW by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.98 and its Current Ratio is at 1.26.
On November 10, 2023, Craig Hallum Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $10 to $2.
On July 19, 2022, Craig Hallum started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $11.Craig Hallum initiated its Buy rating on July 19, 2022, with a $11 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 06 ’24 when Salamone Louis Jr sold 98,941 shares for $1.91 per share. The transaction valued at 188,977 led to the insider holds 583,045 shares of the business.
Dziewisz John J sold 2,733 shares of BW for $2,870 on Aug 15 ’24. The General Counsel & Secretary now owns 217,521 shares after completing the transaction at $1.05 per share. On Aug 15 ’24, another insider, Dziewisz John J, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 2,733 shares for $1.05 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BW now has a Market Capitalization of 27877854 and an Enterprise Value of 543076864. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.757 whereas that against EBITDA is 37.384.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BW is 2.03, which has changed by -0.7330189 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.042615533 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BW has reached a high of $2.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.22. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -66.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -81.16%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.29M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2474160 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 95.14M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 92.75M. Insiders hold about 5.75% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 71.42% stake in the company. Shares short for BW as of 1743379200 were 2564136 with a Short Ratio of 1.99, compared to 1740700800 on 2814410. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2564136 and a Short% of Float of 3.81.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
