The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc shares valued at $20,003 were purchased by Young Kenneth M on Sep 05 ’25. At $2.14 per share, Young Kenneth M acquired 9,347 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 271,092 shares worth approximately $0.74 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Moeller Philip D purchased 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 18,599 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $1.86 each, the insider now holds 197,559 shares.
Before that, Frymyer Cameron M had added 20,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $31,000, the Chief Financial Officer bought Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc shares for $1.55 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 20,000 shares, worth approximately $0.42 million.
As published in a research note from DA Davidson on April 07, 2025, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc [BW] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $1. Analysts at Craig Hallum downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of July 19, 2022, Craig Hallum has initiated its “Buy” rating for BW. Earlier on March 25, 2021, Lake Street initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for BW stock.
Analyzing BW Stock Performance
On last trading session, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc [NYSE: BW] plunged -5.52% to $2.74. The stock’s lowest price that day was $2.705, but it reached a high of $2.955 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -11.61%. Over the course of the year, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc shares have jumped approximately 44.21%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $3.55 on 09/22/25 and a 52-week low of $0.22 on 04/21/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (BW)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 2.64, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 2.54. In the upper region, resistance lies at 2.90. The next price resistance is at 3.05. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.12 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 0.66 million shares to 2.82 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 2.15 million shares. A jump of 23.6% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.0 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.0.
Which companies own the most shares of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (BW)?
In terms of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 1 in the next 12 months, down nearly -65.52% from the previous closing price of $2.9. Analysts anticipate Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc stock to reach 1 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 1. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 25, 2021, DA Davidson assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $10.
