BWBabcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: insiders net buying, but in a downtrend (−52% vs 200-day) and a crowded short (+18% of shares).
In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Oversold (RSI 17). Price is −52% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net buyers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026.
A crowded short, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 12% since the previous count, up from 6.8% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How BW is trading
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. is +67% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 49 points ahead of the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −52%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 17
RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought
- Below its 52-week high
- 75%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $5.47
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −24%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +67%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- −11%
- vs 50-day average$7.68
- −29%
- 52-week high
- $21.85
- 52-week low
- $2.74
- Annualised volatility
- 139%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- $115K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −14% |
| 2025 | +287% |
| 2024 | +12% |
| 2023 | −75% |
| 2022 | −36% |
| 2021 | +157% |
| 2020 | −3.6% |
| 2019 | −6.7% |
| 2018 | −93% |
| 2017 | −66% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 7 of 10 | +16% |
| Feb | 10 | 2 of 10 | −0.29% |
| Mar | 10 | 3 of 10 | −13% |
| Apr | 10 | 3 of 10 | −12% |
| May | 10 | 7 of 10 | +22% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | +4.1% |
| Jul | 11 | 5 of 11 | −3.9% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | +0.24% |
| Sep | 11 | 5 of 11 | +7.0% |
| Oct | 11 | 5 of 11 | −0.81% |
| Nov | 10 | 5 of 10 | +9.8% |
| Dec | 10 | 6 of 10 | −3.0% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
Specialty Industrial Machinery
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