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Babcock & Wilcox Company (BW): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy2 Buy0 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 2 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 2 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $21.50, the highest $23.00, the lowest $20.00. The average is +365.4% from the last price of $4.62.
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI xAi Industrial - MachineryxAI Grok-4 | TipRanks - xAI | $5.50 → $5.00−9.1% | Hold | +8.2% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Industrial - MachineryDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $5.50 → $5.00−9.1% | Hold | +8.2% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Industrial - MachineryOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $5.50 → $5.00−9.1% | Hold | +8.2% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Industrial - MachineryAnthropic Opus-4.6 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $5.50 → $5.00−9.1% | Hold | +8.2% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI Google Industrial - MachineryGemini 3.1Pro | TipRanks - Google | $5.50 → $5.00−9.1% | Hold | +8.2% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Industrial - MachineryPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $5.50 → $5.00−9.1% | Hold | +8.2% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| Jeff Grampp★★★★★★★★★★#2021 · hits 33% · avg +8.9% | Northland Securities | $23.00 | Buy | +397.8% | Reiterated | 10.09.26on TipRanks 10:35 | −2.9%next day +9.9% · 5 days +1.5% | ↗ |
| Sean Milligan★★★★★★★★★★#11742 · hits 46% · avg −8.9% | Needham | $20.00 | Buy | +332.9% | Initiated | 31.08.26on TipRanks 09:25 | +5.6%next day −8.6% · 5 days +2.8% | ↗ |
| Aaron Spychalla★★★★★★★★★★#650 · hits 57% · avg +16.2% | Craig-Hallum | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 13.07.26on TipRanks 16:35 | +1.1%next day −2.1% · 5 days −1.6% | ↗ |
| Robert Brown★★★★★★★★★★#117 · hits 55% · avg +47.9% | Lake Street | $25.00 | Buy | +441.1% | Reiterated | 11.05.26on TipRanks 10:25 | +29.8%next day +4.6% · 5 days +6.6% | ↗ |
| Brent Thielman★★★★★★★★★★#40 · hits 69% · avg +30.3% | Oppenheimer | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 12.11.25on TipRanks 12:05 | +2.3%next day −5.5% · 5 days −3.0% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Babcock & Wilcox Company
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $21.50 at a price of $5.84 (+268.2%); now: $21.50 at $4.62 (+365.4%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Buy | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Hold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 11.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.03 (from $0.00 to $0.05). Last quarter: $0.07.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $226M (from $215M to $233M). Last quarter: $320M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Industrials
About Babcock & Wilcox Company
- CEO: Kenneth Young
- Employees: 1,625
- 1200 East Market Street Suite 650Akron, 44305United States, Akron, OH, 44305, US
- www.babcock.com
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc., known as BW, operates globally to deliver specialized solutions for energy generation and environmental emissions management through its subsidiaries. The company serves a wide array of international clients, including industrial facilities, electric power utilities, municipal organizations, and other commercial enterprises. Its operations are structured into three distinct divisions: Babcock & Wilcox Renewable, Babcock & Wilcox Environmental, and Babcock & Wilcox Thermal. The Babcock & Wilcox Renewable segment concentrates on sustainable energy technologies. This encompasses systems for converting waste into energy, the construction and setup of solar projects, and the development of biomass energy solutions. It also supplies crucial black liquor systems for the pulp and paper industry. This division aims to provide advanced technologies that reroute waste from landfills for electricity production, replace fossil fuels with cleaner options, enable metal recovery, and significantly lower emissions. Secondly, the Babcock & Wilcox Environmental segment offers an extensive suite of cutting-edge technologies designed for pollution control and environmental safeguarding. These solutions cater to diverse applications, including power utilities, waste-to-energy plants, biomass operations, carbon black manufacturing, and industrial steam generation. Its comprehensive portfolio features systems for thermal cooling, ash handling, controlling fine particulate matter, mitigating nitrogen and sulfur oxide pollutants, utilizing chemical looping for carbon capture, and managing mercury discharges. Finally, the Babcock & Wilcox Thermal segment is dedicated to equipment and services related to steam generation. It furnishes steam-generating apparatus, replacement components for existing systems, and provides comprehensive construction, upkeep, and on-site support services for facilities within the power generation, oil and gas, and general industr
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