Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW)
NYSE: BW · Real-Time Price · USD
16.63
+0.30 (1.84%)
Jun 16, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed

BW Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 3 analysts polled by S&P Global, BW stock has a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $24.67. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 48.35% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $23 (+38.30%) and the highest is $26 (+56.34%).

Price Target: $24.67 (+48.35%)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$23$24.67$25$26
Change+38.30%+48.35%+50.33%+56.34%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for BW stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

RatingNov '25Jan '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
Strong Buy233333
Buy000000
Hold111000
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total344333

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Craig-Hallum
Craig-Hallum
Buy
Maintains
n/a
BuyMaintainsn/an/aJun 9, 2026
Northland Securities
Northland Securities
Buy
Maintains
$23
BuyMaintains$23+38.30%Jun 9, 2026
Lake Street
Lake Street
Buy
Maintains
$25
BuyMaintains$25+50.33%May 11, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
933.63M
from 587.68M
Increased by 58.87%
Revenue Next Year
1.21B
from 933.63M
Increased by 30.00%
EPS This Year
0.15
from -0.24
EPS Next Year
0.48
from 0.15
Increased by 216.67%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
710.87M609.44M587.45M581.04M587.68M933.63M
Revenue Growth
25.53%-14.27%-3.61%-1.09%1.14%58.87%
Gross Profit
176.13M145.14M121.47M126.71M143.85M194.20M
Gross Margin
24.78%23.81%20.68%21.81%24.48%20.80%
Operating Income
56.75M27.41M-58.34M-34.19M13.13M53.80M
Net Income
30.89M-22.86M-197.21M-59.92M-36.16M-51.87M
EPS
-----0.240.15
Forward PE
20.0449.44---110.87
Free Cash Flow
-10.18M21.19M-38.06M-166.50M92.69M28.55M
No. Analysts
-----3
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High1.0B
Avg933.6M
Low881.6M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
76.3%
Avg
58.9%
Low
50.0%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High0.15
Avg0.15
Low0.15

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High-
Avg-
Low-