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The closing price of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (NYSE: BW) was $0.95 for the day, down -2.06% from the previous closing price of $0.97. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.24 million shares were traded. BW stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.004 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $0.91.
Ratios:
Our analysis of BW’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.39 and its Current Ratio is at 1.78.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Craig Hallum on November 10, 2023, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $2 from $10 previously.
On July 19, 2022, Craig Hallum started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $11.
On March 25, 2021, Lake Street started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $12.Lake Street initiated its Buy rating on March 25, 2021, with a $12 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 89600768 and an Enterprise Value of 593143808. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.675 whereas that against EBITDA is -280.845.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BW is 1.32, which has changed by 0.067415714 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 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 $0.75. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -27.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -41.10%.
Shares Statistics:
BW traded an average of 989.69K shares per day over the past three months and 816040 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 92.38M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 88.89M. Insiders hold about 5.75% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.60% stake in the company. Shares short for BW as of 1740700800 were 2814410 with a Short Ratio of 2.84, compared to 1738281600 on 2273947. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2814410 and a Short% of Float of 4.4499997.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
