12.77% volatility in Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (BW) last month: This is a red flag warning

Steve Mayer

On Monday, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (NYSE: BW) opened higher 9.44% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $2.86. Price fluctuations for BW have ranged from $0.22 to $3.55 over the past 52 weeks.

Annual sales at Industrials sector company grew by 17.83% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 68.40% at the time writing. With a float of $94.39 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $99.19 million.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (BW) Insider Updates

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc is 6.64%, while institutional ownership is 28.42%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Sep 05 ’25, was worth 20,003. In this transaction Chief Executive Officer of this company bought 9,347 shares at a rate of $2.14, taking the stock ownership to the 271,092 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Aug 27 ’25, when Company’s Director bought 10,000 for $1.86, making the entire transaction worth $18,599. This insider now owns 197,559 shares in total.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (BW) Performance Highlights and Predictions

If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 9/30/2024, the company posted 0.1 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 0) by 0.1. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of -0.04 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 68.40% per share during the next fiscal year.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (NYSE: BW) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (BW). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.87. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.53.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -1.96, a number that is poised to hit -0.09 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach -0.12 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (BW)

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (NYSE: BW) saw its 5-day average volume 2.38 million, a positive change from its year-to-date volume of 1.96 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 34.79%.

During the past 100 days, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc’s (BW) raw stochastic average was set at 85.64%, which indicates a significant increase from 53.85% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 0.34 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 0.18 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $2.13, while its 200-day Moving Average is $1.29. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $3.43 in the near term. At $3.74, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $4.00. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $2.86, it is likely to go to the next support level at $2.60. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $2.29.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (NYSE: BW) Key Stats

There are currently 101,098K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 316.44 million. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 717,330 K according to its annual income of -59,920 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 144,050 K and its income totaled -58,490 K.

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