Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Competitors $0.86 -0.05 (-5.49%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.89 +0.03 (+3.39%) As of 05:08 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BW vs. ZJK, CIX, SMID, ACU, VATE, CSTE, RECT, MTEN, TPCS, and NWGLShould you be buying Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises include ZJK Industrial (ZJK), CompX International (CIX), Smith-Midland (SMID), Acme United (ACU), INNOVATE (VATE), Caesarstone (CSTE), Rectitude (RECT), Mingteng International (MTEN), TechPrecision (TPCS), and Nature Wood Group (NWGL). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises vs. ZJK Industrial CompX International Smith-Midland Acme United INNOVATE Caesarstone Rectitude Mingteng International TechPrecision Nature Wood Group Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (NYSE:BW) and ZJK Industrial (NASDAQ:ZJK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BW or ZJK? 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is BW or ZJK more profitable? ZJK Industrial has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' net margin of -6.77%. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises-6.77% N/A -5.09% ZJK Industrial N/A N/A N/A Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BW or ZJK? ZJK Industrial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBabcock & Wilcox Enterprises$878.22M0.10-$197.21M-$0.83-1.10ZJK Industrial$35.89M8.91N/AN/AN/A Does the media favor BW or ZJK? In the previous week, ZJK Industrial had 1 more articles in the media than Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for ZJK Industrial and 3 mentions for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises. ZJK Industrial's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' score of -0.02 indicating that ZJK Industrial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral ZJK Industrial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer BW or ZJK? Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 448.25%. Given Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises is more favorable than ZJK Industrial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50ZJK Industrial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BW or ZJK? Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises received 370 more outperform votes than ZJK Industrial when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBabcock & Wilcox EnterprisesOutperform Votes37053.39% Underperform Votes32346.61% ZJK IndustrialN/AN/A SummaryBabcock & Wilcox Enterprises beats ZJK Industrial on 7 of the 12 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$86.02M$32.94M$24.12B$19.74BDividend YieldN/A5.23%2.80%3.75%P/E Ratio-1.102.3343.1034.14Price / Sales0.10177.612,288.3828.93Price / CashN/A3.2234.5917.54Price / Book-0.410.856.384.65Net Income-$197.21M-$122.72M$734.58M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.83%1.75%1.84%1.47%1 Month Performance-15.94%-13.24%49,593.30%-0.75%1 Year Performance-29.03%-30.19%52,548.64%7.33% Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BWBabcock & Wilcox Enterprises1.8139 of 5 stars$0.86-5.5%$5.00+480.2%-30.9%$81.28M$878.22M-1.041,800Upcoming EarningsZJKZJK IndustrialN/A$4.87-0.8%N/AN/A$298.29M$35.89M0.00N/ACIXCompX InternationalN/A$22.16+0.4%N/A-37.4%$272.99M$145.94M14.58610Positive NewsGap UpSMIDSmith-Midland0.1986 of 5 stars$33.03-1.8%N/A-23.5%$175.22M$76.37M27.30200News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownACUAcme UnitedN/A$40.23-1.5%N/A-7.3%$151.02M$194.49M8.23650Positive NewsGap DownVATEINNOVATE0.6419 of 5 stars$8.08+3.4%N/A+21.5%$107.08M$1.23B-2.264,024Upcoming EarningsCSTECaesarstone1.2504 of 5 stars$2.98-1.0%$6.00+101.3%-31.5%$102.96M$443.22M-1.482,270RECTRectitudeN/A$3.72+0.8%N/AN/A$53.94M$41.35M0.00N/AGap DownMTENMingteng InternationalN/A$7.71+35.7%N/AN/A$52.74M$9.14M0.00N/APositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeTPCSTechPrecisionN/A$2.60-8.8%N/A-35.1%$25.12M$33.18M-2.86160Gap DownNWGLNature Wood GroupN/A$1.40-11.4%N/A-90.4%$23.17M$21.71M0.00114Gap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ZJK Industrial Competitors CompX International Competitors Smith-Midland Competitors Acme United Competitors INNOVATE Competitors Caesarstone Competitors Rectitude Competitors Mingteng International Competitors TechPrecision Competitors Nature Wood Group 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 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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