Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Competitors $0.34 -0.01 (-4.10%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BW vs. CSTE, VATE, RECT, MTEN, TPCS, NWGL, BNRG, HIHO, RETO, and VSTEShould you be buying Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises include Caesarstone (CSTE), INNOVATE (VATE), Rectitude (RECT), Mingteng International (MTEN), TechPrecision (TPCS), Nature Wood Group (NWGL), Brenmiller Energy (BNRG), Highway (HIHO), ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO), and Vast Renewables (VSTE). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises vs. Caesarstone INNOVATE Rectitude Mingteng International TechPrecision Nature Wood Group Brenmiller Energy Highway ReTo Eco-Solutions Vast Renewables Caesarstone (NASDAQ:CSTE) and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (NYSE:BW) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility & risk, CSTE or BW? Caesarstone has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor CSTE or BW? In the previous week, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises had 6 more articles in the media than Caesarstone. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises and 0 mentions for Caesarstone. Caesarstone's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' score of -0.45 indicating that Caesarstone is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Caesarstone Very Positive Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Neutral Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CSTE or BW? Caesarstone has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises. Caesarstone is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCaesarstone$443.22M0.24-$107.66M-$1.14-2.65Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises$717.33M0.05-$197.21M-$0.80-0.43 Is CSTE or BW more profitable? Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises has a net margin of -6.77% compared to Caesarstone's net margin of -14.56%. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' return on equity of 0.00% beat Caesarstone's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Caesarstone-14.56% -9.61% -5.20% Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises -6.77%N/A -5.09% Do analysts recommend CSTE or BW? Caesarstone presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 98.68%. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises has a consensus price target of $2.67, suggesting a potential upside of 681.78%. Given Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises is more favorable than Caesarstone.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Caesarstone 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Do insiders & institutionals believe in CSTE or BW? 33.7% of Caesarstone shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.2% of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CSTE or BW? Caesarstone received 14 more outperform votes than Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.37% of users gave Caesarstone an outperform vote while only 53.15% of users gave Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCaesarstoneOutperform Votes38565.37% Underperform Votes20434.63% Babcock & Wilcox EnterprisesOutperform Votes37153.15% Underperform Votes32746.85% SummaryBabcock & Wilcox Enterprises beats Caesarstone on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$33.57M$22.61M$21.49B$18.33BDividend YieldN/A5.25%3.01%4.23%P/E Ratio-0.412.4039.3930.99Price / Sales0.05170.012,137.6925.38Price / CashN/A3.2234.6317.53Price / Book-0.150.835.664.26Net Income-$197.21M-$122.72M$735.36M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.61%1.20%-0.29%-1.29%1 Month Performance-65.23%-20.95%-6.35%-7.34%1 Year Performance-65.84%-39.74%52,819.00%1.23% Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BWBabcock & Wilcox Enterprises1.726 of 5 stars$0.34-4.1%$2.67+681.8%-66.2%$33.57M$717.33M-0.411,800Short Interest ↑CSTECaesarstone1.8111 of 5 stars$2.52-1.6%$6.00+138.1%-49.9%$87.06M$443.22M-1.252,270Gap DownVATEINNOVATE0.7565 of 5 stars$5.64-2.5%N/A-2.9%$74.85M$1.11B-1.574,024RECTRectitudeN/A$3.88-4.9%N/AN/A$56.26M$42.97M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownMTENMingteng InternationalN/A$4.52+12.4%N/AN/A$30.92M$9.14M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Gap DownTPCSTechPrecision0.3955 of 5 stars$2.14-4.0%N/A-52.2%$20.68M$33.18M-2.35160Short Interest ↑Gap DownNWGLNature Wood GroupN/A$1.22-5.8%N/A-90.2%$20.11M$21.71M0.00114Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownBNRGBrenmiller Energy1.3011 of 5 stars$1.26+5.0%N/A-37.3%$10.20M$41,000.000.0070Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHIHOHighway1.855 of 5 stars$1.62-7.4%N/A-29.6%$7.14M$7.35M-9.54200News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeRETOReTo Eco-Solutions1.0489 of 5 stars$3.48-5.9%N/A-71.7%$7.08M$3.84M0.00120Positive NewsGap DownVSTEVast RenewablesN/A$0.39+17.7%N/A-92.6%$6.56M$14,000.000.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Caesarstone Competitors INNOVATE Competitors Rectitude Competitors Mingteng International Competitors TechPrecision Competitors Nature Wood Group Competitors Brenmiller Energy Competitors Highway Competitors ReTo Eco-Solutions Competitors Vast Renewables 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Makes Major Crypto AnnouncementTrump Ends the “War on Crypto” I expect it to pump the market, which is why I'm recommending ONE coin to al...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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