Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWIN) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 41.0% in September

Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWIN) saw a significant drop in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 7,503,095 shares, a drop of 41.0% from the September 15th total of 12,717,049 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,469,805 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days. Currently, 6.4% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently issued reports on BWIN shares. TD Cowen downgraded Baldwin Insurance Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $37.00 to $32.50 in a research note on Monday. William Blair downgraded Baldwin Insurance Group from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded Baldwin Insurance Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $32.50 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Monday. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Baldwin Insurance Group from $26.00 to $32.50 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 15th. Finally, Raymond James Financial cut Baldwin Insurance Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $31.20.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new position in Baldwin Insurance Group in the second quarter worth $25,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Baldwin Insurance Group by 238.1% in the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 900 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in Baldwin Insurance Group by 43.3% in the 2nd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,201 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 363 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Baldwin Insurance Group by 102.1% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 525 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Baldwin Insurance Group in the 4th quarter valued at $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.49% of the company’s stock.

Baldwin Insurance Group Stock Performance

BWIN traded up $0.03 during trading on Friday, hitting $31.95. The stock had a trading volume of 287,587 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,958,081. The firm has a market cap of $4.46 billion, a PE ratio of -30.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73. Baldwin Insurance Group has a 12 month low of $15.88 and a 12 month high of $32.71. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $31.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $26.04.

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

Baldwin Insurance Group Company Profile

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.