HC Wainwright Issues Pessimistic Estimate for BWEN Earnings

Broadwind Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWEN) – HC Wainwright reduced their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for Broadwind Energy in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 13th. HC Wainwright analyst A. Dayal now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of ($0.07) for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.02). HC Wainwright has a “Buy” rating and a $6.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Broadwind Energy’s current full-year earnings is ($0.06) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Broadwind Energy’s Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.10) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.27) EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on BWEN. Wall Street Zen raised Broadwind Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 11th. Weiss Ratings lowered Broadwind Energy from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Broadwind Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $6.00.

Broadwind Energy Stock Performance

Shares of BWEN stock opened at $3.82 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $2.34 and a 200 day moving average of $2.68. Broadwind Energy has a 52 week low of $1.63 and a 52 week high of $4.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $89.39 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.36 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11.

Broadwind Energy (NASDAQ:BWEN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The industrial products company reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by $0.05. Broadwind Energy had a negative return on equity of 2.05% and a net margin of 3.30%.The company had revenue of $34.06 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $32.72 million.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Broadwind Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. purchased a new position in Broadwind Energy during the first quarter valued at $25,000. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in Broadwind Energy during the second quarter valued at $25,000. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in Broadwind Energy during the third quarter valued at $31,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Broadwind Energy during the first quarter valued at $56,000. Finally, James Investment Research Inc. lifted its position in Broadwind Energy by 124.0% during the first quarter. James Investment Research Inc. now owns 27,100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 15,000 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 33.27% of the company’s stock.

Broadwind Energy Company Profile

Broadwind Energy, Inc (NASDAQ: BWEN) is an engineering and manufacturing company focused on the design, production and service of heavy industrial equipment for energy infrastructure and related markets. The company’s offerings include custom-engineered gearboxes, couplings, hydrodynamic drives and utility-scale wind turbine towers. In addition to new equipment, Broadwind Energy provides aftermarket repair, refurbishment and testing services to support the long-term operation of energy and industrial assets.

The company operates through two principal segments.