Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Competitors $0.81 -0.03 (-3.59%) As of 02:28 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BW vs. SMID, ACU, VATE, CSTE, RECT, MTEN, TPCS, NWGL, BNRG, and HIHOShould you be buying Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises include Smith-Midland (SMID), Acme United (ACU), INNOVATE (VATE), Caesarstone (CSTE), Rectitude (RECT), Mingteng International (MTEN), TechPrecision (TPCS), Nature Wood Group (NWGL), Brenmiller Energy (BNRG), and Highway (HIHO). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises vs. Smith-Midland Acme United INNOVATE Caesarstone Rectitude Mingteng International TechPrecision Nature Wood Group Brenmiller Energy Highway Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (NYSE:BW) and Smith-Midland (NASDAQ:SMID) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings. Is BW or SMID more profitable? Smith-Midland has a net margin of 8.52% compared to Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' net margin of -6.77%. Smith-Midland's return on equity of 17.71% beat Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises-6.77% N/A -5.09% Smith-Midland 8.52%17.71%10.13% Which has more volatility and risk, BW or SMID? Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smith-Midland has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BW or SMID? 83.2% of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of Smith-Midland shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Smith-Midland shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BW or SMID? Smith-Midland has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smith-Midland, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBabcock & Wilcox Enterprises$717.33M0.11-$197.21M-$0.80-1.00Smith-Midland$76.37M2.28$800K$1.2127.14 Does the media favor BW or SMID? In the previous week, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises had 9 more articles in the media than Smith-Midland. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises and 1 mentions for Smith-Midland. Smith-Midland's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' score of 0.58 indicating that Smith-Midland is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Positive Smith-Midland Very Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BW or SMID? Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises received 371 more outperform votes than Smith-Midland when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBabcock & Wilcox EnterprisesOutperform Votes37152.85% Underperform Votes33147.15% Smith-MidlandN/AN/A Do analysts rate BW or SMID? Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises currently has a consensus target price of $2.67, indicating a potential upside of 232.50%. Given Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises is more favorable than Smith-Midland.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Smith-Midland 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummarySmith-Midland beats Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBabcock & Wilcox EnterprisesHeating equipment, except electric IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$78.82M$32.32M$25.28B$19.59BDividend YieldN/A4.49%2.91%3.90%P/E Ratio-0.972.8045.1935.31Price / Sales0.1191.232,195.9935.04Price / CashN/A3.2234.7417.51Price / Book-0.360.576.764.75Net Income-$197.21M-$122.72M$739.33M$1.02B7 Day Performance60.79%19.86%3.59%2.80%1 Month Performance135.12%13.75%14.79%10.88%1 Year Performance-33.17%-31.81%52,669.42%4.86% Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BWBabcock & Wilcox Enterprises1.9335 of 5 stars$0.81-3.6%$2.67+230.0%-24.8%$79.51M$717.33M-0.971,800Gap UpSMIDSmith-Midland0.4654 of 5 stars$30.66-4.7%N/A-9.7%$162.65M$76.37M25.34200Upcoming EarningsGap DownACUAcme UnitedN/A$37.74-1.6%N/A-1.5%$141.68M$195.49M7.72650Positive NewsVATEINNOVATE0.2435 of 5 stars$6.60-2.4%N/A-23.3%$87.60M$1.11B-1.843,900CSTECaesarstone1.9796 of 5 stars$2.52-1.9%$6.00+138.1%-67.5%$87.06M$443.22M-1.252,270RECTRectitudeN/A$4.62-0.6%N/AN/A$66.99M$42.97M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownMTENMingteng InternationalN/A$9.05+14.3%N/A+122.2%$61.90M$9.14M0.00N/APositive NewsGap UpTPCSTechPrecision1.0447 of 5 stars$2.95+2.8%N/A+1.3%$28.77M$33.15M-3.24160Positive NewsNWGLNature Wood GroupN/A$1.42-0.1%N/A-48.9%$23.49M$21.54M0.00114Positive NewsGap DownBNRGBrenmiller Energy1.1994 of 5 stars$1.00-5.7%N/A-74.5%$8.81M$41,000.000.0070HIHOHighway1.8768 of 5 stars$1.56-3.6%N/A-12.8%$6.87M$7.35M-9.18200Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Smith-Midland Competitors Acme United Competitors INNOVATE Competitors Caesarstone Competitors Rectitude Competitors Mingteng International Competitors TechPrecision Competitors Nature Wood Group Competitors Brenmiller Energy Competitors Highway Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BW) was last updated on 5/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTake a look at this picture ...A strange investment secret — discovered just a few short weeks before this image was taken — correctly predic...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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