Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (BWMN)Industrials | Engineering & Construction | Reston, United States | NasdaqGM
42.58 USD
+0.06
(0.141%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 42.58 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:43 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fractured by a severe disconnect between the company's recent operational recovery and its precarious financial structure. Fundamentally, the business has staged a remarkable comeback, surging nearly 200% over the last four years with robust revenue growth and a turnaround in earnings. However, this recovery is being strangled by a crushing debt load; the company carries over $284 million in debt against only $10 million in cash, resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 110%. This leverage is dragging profitability down, keeping ROE at a meager 2.9% and leaving the stock trading at an absurd forward P/E of 17x despite weak margins. The short-term outlook remains murky due to this balance sheet fragility. While the stock has rallied sharply off its lows, the heavy debt overhang creates a constant risk of distress or dilution, preventing a confident bullish entry. The lack of any dividend policy further limits income potential for a distressed asset. Long-term, the story is one of cautious optimism mixed with high risk. The core business appears to be healing, but the path to a 'fortress' balance sheet is long. Until the company can significantly reduce its leverage or demonstrate sustained, high-quality earnings that comfortably service this debt without aggressive dilution, the stock cannot be considered a premium buy. It remains a speculative hold on a recovering business rather than a definitive growth compounder. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.156392 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.160249 |
| AutoETS | 0.160249 |
| AutoTheta | 0.163953 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 30% |
| H-stat | 12.85 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.003 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.08 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 110.951 |
| Revenue per Share | 32.045 |
| Market Cap | 738,071,168 |
| Trailing P/E | 101.38 |
| Forward P/E | 17.17 |
| Beta | 1.37 |
| Profit Margins | 1.40% |
| Website | https://www.bowman.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:43 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant downside gap, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes $20-$30) compared to negligible call volume. While there is some call activity at the $50 strike for 2027, the overwhelming sentiment is hedging against a drop to the $20-$30 range, suggesting a bearish view on near-to-intermediate term price action.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.013568163 |
| Address1 | 12,355 Sunrise Valley Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 520 |
| All Time High | 45.83 |
| All Time Low | 10.76 |
| Ask | 35.77 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.2 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 306,830 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 272,892 |
| Average Volume | 272,892 |
| Average Volume10Days | 306,830 |
| Beta | 1.366 |
| Bid | 19.61 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 14.884 |
| City | Reston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 42.58 |
| Current Ratio | 0.902 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 42.58 |
| Day Low | 42.52 |
| Debt To Equity | 110.951 |
| Display Name | Bowman Consulting |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,361,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,361,400 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.588 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.585 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,365,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,795,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,795,400 |
| Ebitda | 46,618,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.088360004 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 21.714 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.919 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,012,241,088 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.9456 |
| Eps Forward | 2.47926 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.42 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 32.0705 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 10.509502 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.3277 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 1.3568163 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 45.83 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.25 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.070914246 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 25.07 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 17.510002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.6984444 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 25.07 - 45.83 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,620,394,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 14,178,195 |
| Forward Eps | 2.47926 |
| Forward P E | 17.17448 |
| Free Cashflow | 30,623,250 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 2,500 |
| Fullday Change | 0.060001373 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.1411133 |
| Fullday Price | 42.58 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.53357 |
| Gross Profits | 281,508,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.17323999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.667 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 17,333,752 |
| Industry | Engineering & Construction |
| Industry Disp | Engineering & Construction |
| Industry Key | engineering-construction |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-05-07 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Bowman Consulting Group Ltd., provides engineering, technical consulting, and program management services in the United States. The company offers planning, engineering, program management, commissioning, environmental consulting, geospatial imaging, surveying, land procurement, and other infrastructure management services. It also provides site and civil design and planning, structural engineering, landscape architecture, mechanical, electrical and plumbing, fire prevention engineering, construction management, procurement and oversight, program and asset management, and environmental consulting; LNG pipeline systems, power generation facility design, utility undergrounding, grid resiliency planning, mission critical planning, data center feasibility and design, bridging power design and procurement, utility scale on-site energization, grid interconnect engineering, and transmission corridor design; and road, highway and bridge design, ports and harbors engineering, asset controls, aviation facility engineering, logistics management, bridge inspections and underwater assessments, easement acquisition, and ADA compliance and certifications solutions. In addition, the company offers ALTA boundary, topographic, route, and land title surveys, as well as right of way mapping and underground utility location services; drone inspection of transmission lines, high altitude aerial orthoimaging, laser scanning and LiDAR imaging, reality capture, GIS map, digital underwater scanning and survey, marine asset condition assessment, and hydrology and geoscience; and land services. Further, it provides digital delivery and advisory services, such as GIS-enabled asset control kits, AI-enabled feasibility and due diligence studies, asset conditions monitoring and controls, predictive lifecycle cost analysis, rate studies, and interactive digital twin. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. |
| Long Name | Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 738,071,168 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_4562617 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 6,974,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 737,031,135 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 42.53 |
| Operating Cashflow | 23,239,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.05237 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 703 464 1000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 42.58 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,947,805 |
| Previous Close | 42.52 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 21.88528 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.8607903 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.3989218 |
| Profit Margins | 0.01398 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.834 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.2 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.060001373 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.1411133 |
| Regular Market Day High | 42.58 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 42.52 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 42.52 - 42.58 |
| Regular Market Open | 42.53 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 42.52 |
| Regular Market Price | 42.58 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 216,269 |
| Return On Assets | 0.017180001 |
| Return On Equity | 0.02915 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.197 |
| Revenue Per Share | 32.045 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 17,333,752 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0367 |
| Shares Short | 635,569 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 813,211 |
| Short Name | Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0547 |
| Short Ratio | 1.49 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | VA |
| Symbol | BWMN |
| Target High Price | 43.0 |
| Target Low Price | 43.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 43.0 |
| Target Median Price | 43.0 |
| Total Cash | 10,486,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.605 |
| Total Debt | 284,580,992 |
| Total Revenue | 527,600,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.42 |
| Trailing P E | 101.38096 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 32.58585 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 9.994152 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.3067022 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 216,269 |
| Website | https://www.bowman.com |
| Zip | 20,191 |