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The price of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (NYSE: BW) closed at $1.03 in the last session, down -4.63% from day before closing price of $1.08. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.63 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.96 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BW’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.11.
Stock Price History:
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 -28.73%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -36.47%.
Shares Statistics:
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.
