Babcock & Wilcox Trading Resumes

Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst

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Updated: Jan 08 2026

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Babcock & Wilcox trading resumes

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Analyst Views on BW

Wall Street analysts forecast BW stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BW is 9.00 USD with a low forecast of 9.00 USD and a high forecast of 9.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

3 Analyst Rating

2 Buy

1 Hold

0 Sell

Moderate Buy

Current: 10.070

Low

9.00

Averages

9.00

High

9.00

Current: 10.070

Low

9.00

Averages

9.00

High

9.00

Northland

Jeff Grampp

Outperform

initiated

$10

2026-01-22

Reason

Northland

Jeff Grampp

Price Target

$10

AI Analysis

2026-01-22

initiated

Outperform

Reason

Northland analyst Jeff Grampp initiated coverage of Babcock & Wilcox with an Outperform rating and $10 price target. The thermal power and energy infrastructure engineering company had "a transformational 2025" that included significant de-levering through asset sales and capital raises along with a $1.5B contract to build a power plant for a data center, the analyst tells investors. The firm expects significant growth over the next several years through an improving base business and the data center contract, the analyst added.

Clarksons

Neutral -> Buy

upgrade

NOK 150

2025-12-03

Reason

Clarksons

Price Target

NOK 150

2025-12-03

upgrade

Neutral -> Buy

Reason

Clarksons upgraded BW LPG to Buy from Neutral with a NOK 150 price target. The firm cites valuation for the upgrade.

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DA Davidson

Neutral

maintain

2025-11-12

Reason

DA Davidson

Price Target

2025-11-12

maintain

Neutral

Reason

DA Davidson raised the firm's price target on Babcock & Wilcox to $6 from $1.50 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The firm cites a "profound rebound" in shares following an announcement of an LNTP to construct power facilities for a data center customer while stating that the company's actions to address the capital structure are notable this year, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

Craig-Hallum

Aaron Spychalla

Hold

Buy

upgrade

2025-11-05

Reason

Craig-Hallum

Aaron Spychalla

Price Target

2025-11-05

upgrade

Hold

Buy

Reason

Craig-Hallum analyst Aaron Spychalla upgraded Babcock & Wilcox to Buy from Hold with a $7 price target.

About BW

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. is a provider of renewable, environmental and thermal technologies for industrial, electrical utility, municipal and other customers. The Company operates through three segments: Babcock & Wilcox Renewable, Babcock & Wilcox Environmental, and Babcock & Wilcox Thermal. Its Babcock & Wilcox Renewable segment offers technologies for environmentally sustainable power and heat generation, including waste-to-energy, oxygen-fired biomass-to-energy and black liquor systems for the pulp and paper industry. Its Babcock & Wilcox Environmental segment provides emissions control and environmental technology solutions for utility, waste-to-energy, biomass-to-energy, carbon black, and industrial steam generation applications around the world. Its Babcock & Wilcox Thermal segment provides steam generation equipment, aftermarket parts, construction, maintenance and field services for plants in the power generation, oil and gas, and industrial sectors.

About the author

Emily J. Thompson

Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.