Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (BWIN) – What Are Researchers Saying About This Stock?

Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWIN) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the twelve analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have given a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $30.89.

Several research firms have commented on BWIN. Morgan Stanley set a $28.00 target price on shares of Baldwin Insurance Group in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded Baldwin Insurance Group from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $30.00 to $32.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 1st. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Baldwin Insurance Group from $26.00 to $32.50 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on Baldwin Insurance Group from $26.00 to $31.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, UBS Group lowered Baldwin Insurance Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $37.00 to $32.50 in a report on Friday, October 2nd.

Baldwin Insurance Group Stock Performance

Shares of BWIN stock opened at $31.87 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $30.92 and a 200-day moving average of $25.72. The company has a market cap of $4.45 billion, a P/E ratio of -30.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07. Baldwin Insurance Group has a one year low of $15.88 and a one year high of $32.71.

Baldwin Insurance Group (NASDAQ:BWIN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.01. Baldwin Insurance Group had a negative net margin of 4.67% and a positive return on equity of 12.67%. The company had revenue of $492.94 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $492.33 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.42 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. Baldwin Insurance Group has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.420-0.460 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Baldwin Insurance Group will post 1.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Baldwin Insurance Group

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in BWIN. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in shares of Baldwin Insurance Group in the 2nd quarter worth about $81,796,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Baldwin Insurance Group by 51.9% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 848,407 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,614,000 after buying an additional 289,879 shares during the period. Madison Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Baldwin Insurance Group during the second quarter valued at about $2,750,000. Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in Baldwin Insurance Group by 32.4% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 456,174 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,008,000 after buying an additional 111,640 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Summit Creek Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Baldwin Insurance Group during the second quarter worth about $1,767,000. 77.49% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Baldwin Insurance Group

The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc is an insurance distribution and advisory company that helps individuals, businesses and organizations identify, manage and insure against risk. The company operates through a network of insurance agencies and specialty businesses, providing access to property and casualty insurance, employee benefits, personal insurance and related risk-management solutions.

Its services include commercial insurance brokerage, personal lines coverage, employee benefits consulting, claims support and other advisory services.