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Track BW free→NYSEIndustrialsSpecialty Industrial MachinerySnapshot 2026-06-16
Recent financial performance sits below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is neutral, and management's recent track record has been unsteady, with frequent disruptive corporate changes. The company was unprofitable over the past year, so its earnings quality can't be assessed, and it faces high risk in a sector backdrop that is a headwind. Peer multiples imply a price about 46% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis); the read is rich, as it trades above peer multiples, and the longer horizon does not make that back through growth. If BW cuts guidance on the next call, that would be a meaningful negative. This read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 2 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $16.63. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $17 BW trades at 4× p/s, in line with its 3× p/s peer median. Our $15 fair value reflects that, medium confidence. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The market is pricing in roughly 46% near-term growth, well above our forecast of about 16%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
TTM earnings are negative, so the read leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods rather than P/E. This is a data condition, not a forward call.
Only expensive valuation — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack. Regime (Mania) does not concentrate fragility.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Industrials names rated neutral grew net income 57% of the time over the next year (vs 64% for the rest of the cohort, n=4882).
Over the trailing year it converted 0.49x of net income into operating cash flow.
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity, the US dollar, real (inflation-adjusted) rates.
31 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Industrials names rated volatile grew net income 59% of the time over the next year (vs 59% for the rest of the cohort, n=840).
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $0.02 → $0.03 (+25.0% / 30d). 0 raised, 1 cut, 2 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 100% of analysts rate Buy.
0 positive, 0 negative / 30d.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$388.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$985.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $3,462.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
Valuation label changed from 'full' to 'expensive'.
Valuation changed. The valuation label moved from full to expensive. Risk remained high. The sector backdrop is a headwind.
as of 2026-06-16
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: The dividend shows the company is committed to giving value to shareholders. It also shows financial health.
Confirms:The company pays the declared dividend of $0.4843750 per share on June 30, 2026.
Disproves:The company delays or cancels the dividend payment.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
Advances: Achieve $80M-$100M Adjusted EBITDA in 2026
Partnership for coal plant supports growth objective.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Other Events. On June 8, 2026, the board of directors of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”) approved that the Company declare a dividend of $0.4843750 per share of its outstanding 7.75% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”), with a record date for the dividend of June 20, 2026 and a payment date of June 30, 2026. The Preferred Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BW PRA.” Signatures Pursuant t…
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Looks more expensive than peers.
Self-history needs ~20 months of data.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
BW Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 31 of 100 | expensive | high |
PH Parker Hannifin | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 74 of 100 | full | moderate |
ITW Illinois Tool Works | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 88 of 100 | fair | moderate |
GWW W. W. Grainger | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 77 of 100 | full | moderate |
DOV Dover Corporation | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 64 of 100 | fair | low |
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
The company aims to achieve an Adjusted EBITDA target range of $80 million to $100 million for the full year 2026.
The company declared a dividend of $0.4843750 per share on its 7.75% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock.
Why it matters: The results will show if the company is on track to meet its $80M-$100M EBITDA goal for 2026.
Confirms:Q2 Adjusted EBITDA was over $20M. This shows strong progress towards the annual target.
Disproves:Q2 Adjusted EBITDA was below $15M. This suggests challenges in meeting the annual target.
Class action could impact investor confidence.
Advances: Achieve $80M-$100M Adjusted EBITDA in 2026
Strong revenue growth supports EBITDA target.
Stock offering strengthens capital position.
Class action could harm reputation and stock.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement On May 14, 2026, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) entered into an an underwriting agreement, dated May 14, 2026 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), by and among the Company and B. Riley Securities, Inc., as representative of the several underwriters (the “Underwriters”), relating to its previously announced underwritten offering (the “Offering”) of 10,810,811 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01…
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers On May 20, 2026, at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”), the stockholders of the Company, upon the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), approved an amendment (the “Plan Amendment”) to the Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. 2021 Long-Term Inc…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition On May 11, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1, and the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated herein by reference. The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as am…
Regulation FD Disclosure. On May 14, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the commencement of an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”). A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of…