Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (BWMN)Industrials | Engineering & Construction | Reston, United States | NasdaqGM
42.78 USD
-0.01
(-0.035%) ⇩
(Oct. 15, 2026, 11:44 a.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:08 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Bowman Consulting is currently fractured by a severe disconnect between its explosive recent performance and its deteriorating operational reality. While the multi-year price trajectory shows a stunning +204% gain driven by a massive +95% surge last year, the underlying business is flashing red flags: earnings have cratered by nearly 59%, and the company is sitting on a precarious balance sheet with debt-to-equity exceeding 110%. The market appears to be pricing in a 'value trap' scenario where the high forward P/E of 17x masks the lack of sustainable earnings power. Short-term, the sentiment is fragile. The heavy put writing suggests traders are bracing for a correction, especially given the weak statistical forecast confidence. There is no dividend to provide a floor, and the lack of analyst coverage leaves the stock vulnerable to liquidity shocks. Long-term, while the revenue growth remains healthy at nearly 20%, the combination of collapsing profitability and a bloated debt load makes it difficult to classify this as a 'buy-and-hold' compounder. The stock is currently trading at a premium to book value despite these fundamental cracks, making it a speculative hold rather than a core investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.384622 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.394740 |
| AutoETS | 0.394740 |
| MSTL | 0.397823 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 33% |
| H-stat | 2.07 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.90 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 110.951 |
| Revenue per Share | 32.045 |
| Market Cap | 709,719,040 |
| Trailing P/E | 104.33 |
| Forward P/E | 17.25 |
| Beta | 1.48 |
| Profit Margins | 1.40% |
| Website | https://www.bowman.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:08 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume (185 contracts) expiring in October 2026, suggesting a fear of downside volatility despite the stock trading near its 52-week highs. Call activity is sparse and concentrated in-the-money, indicating limited bullish conviction for a breakout. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term puts compared to calls, reflecting asymmetric risk pricing.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.015643 |
| 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 Daily Volume10 Day | 410,090 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 385,354 |
| Average Volume | 385,354 |
| Average Volume10Days | 410,090 |
| Beta | 1.48 |
| 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 | 42.775 |
| Current Ratio | 0.902 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 42.8 |
| Day Low | 42.775 |
| Debt To Equity | 110.951 |
| Display Name | Bowman Consulting |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| 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 | 21.792 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.925 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,015,881,536 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.9456 |
| Eps Forward | 2.47926 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.41 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 41.6198 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.155201 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.027756043 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -1.5643001 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 45.83 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.0550003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.0666594 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 25.07 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 17.705002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.70622265 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 25.07 - 45.83 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,620,394,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 14,396,276 |
| Forward Eps | 2.47926 |
| Forward P E | 17.253134 |
| Free Cashflow | 29,109,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 2,500 |
| Fullday Change | -0.01499939 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.03505349 |
| Fullday Price | 42.775 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.53357 |
| Gross Profits | 281,508,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.17778999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.69863 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 16,591,912 |
| 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 | 709,719,040 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| 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 | 737,724,485 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 42.78 |
| Operating Cashflow | 23,239,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.05237 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 703 464 1000 |
| Previous Close | 42.79 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 21.985506 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.8738916 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.345184 |
| Profit Margins | 0.01398 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.834 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.01499939 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.03505349 |
| Regular Market Day High | 42.8 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 42.775 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 42.775 - 42.8 |
| Regular Market Open | 42.78 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 42.79 |
| Regular Market Price | 42.775 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,079,090 |
| Regular Market Volume | 70,943 |
| Return On Assets | 0.017180001 |
| Return On Equity | 0.02915 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.197 |
| Revenue Per Share | 32.045 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16440773 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 16,591,912 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0324 |
| Shares Short | 560,894 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 523,912 |
| Short Name | Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.048299998 |
| Short Ratio | 1.64 |
| 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 | 0.41 |
| Trailing P E | 104.32927 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 33.85965 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 8.915352 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.26330313 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 70,943 |
| Website | https://www.bowman.com |
| Zip | 20,191 |