The stock price of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (NYSE: BW) has surged by 9.15 when compared to previous closing price of 1.90, but the company has seen a 9.72% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2024-12-02 that AKRON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)—- $BW–Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. has announced leadership changes that will become effective January 1, 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (NYSE: BW) Right Now?
BW has 36-month beta value of 1.70. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for BW is 88.81M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.00% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BW on December 04, 2024 was 1.34M shares.
BW’s Market Performance
BW’s stock has seen a 9.72% increase for the week, with a -6.59% drop in the past month and a 78.78% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.89%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 8.55% for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.12% for BW stock, with a simple moving average of 36.93% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BW stocks, with Craig Hallum repeating the rating for BW by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for BW in the upcoming period, according to Craig Hallum is $2 based on the research report published on November 10, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Craig Hallum, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BW reach a price target of $11. The rating they have provided for BW stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on July 19th, 2022.
Lake Street gave a rating of “Buy” to BW, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on March 25th of the previous year.
BW Trading at -6.79% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -30.64% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.89%, as shares sank -8.85% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +26.38% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BW rose by +8.99%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +82.30% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.0755. In addition, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc saw 42.04% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BW starting from Dziewisz John J, who sale 2,733 shares at the price of $1.05 back on Aug 15 ’24. After this action, Dziewisz John J now owns 217,521 shares of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc, valued at $2,870 using the latest closing price.
Dziewisz John J, the Officer of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc, proposed sale 2,733 shares at $1.05 during a trade that took place back on Aug 15 ’24, which means that Dziewisz John J is holding shares at $2,870 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.23 for the gross margin
The net margin for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc stands at -0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.09.
Based on Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (BW), the company’s capital structure generated 1.75 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at -2.33. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.97.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -0.27 million with net debt to EBITDA at -55.6. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.8. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.24for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.09. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.78.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (BW) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
