Market Watch Highlights: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (BW) Ends on an Upturn Note at 1.63

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As of close of business last night, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc’s stock clocked out at $1.63, up 7.95% from its previous closing price of $1.51. In other words, the price has increased by $7.95 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.02 million shares were traded. BW stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.63 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.465.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of BW’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.39 and its Current Ratio is at 1.72.

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:

Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 15 ’24 when Dziewisz John J sold 2,733 shares for $1.05 per share. The transaction valued at 2,870 led to the insider holds 217,521 shares of the business.

Dziewisz John J bought 2,733 shares of BW for $2,870 on Aug 15 ’24. On Aug 01 ’24, another insider, Dziewisz John J, who serves as the General Counsel & Secretary of the company, sold 2,551 shares for $1.36 each. As a result, the insider received 3,459 and left with 206,591 shares of the company.

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 150279328 and an Enterprise Value of 588044352. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.17. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.648 whereas that against EBITDA is 86.668.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, BW has reached a high of $4.56, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.75. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 25.69%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 25.41%.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that BW traded 1.49M shares on average per day over the past three months and 930890 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 89.45M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 86.88M. Insiders hold about 5.76% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.68% stake in the company. Shares short for BW as of 1724976000 were 2578170 with a Short Ratio of 1.73, compared to 1722384000 on 1525312. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2578170 and a Short% of Float of 4.22.

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