Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc.

NasdaqCM:BWB Stock Report

Market Cap: US$407.0m

Bridgewater Bancshares Valuation

Is BWB undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of BWB when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: BWB ($15) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($32.27)

Significantly Below Fair Value: BWB is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for BWB?

Key metric: As BWB is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for BWB. This is calculated by dividing BWB's market cap by their current earnings.
What is BWB's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio14x
EarningsUS$29.44m
Market CapUS$407.00m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does BWB's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for BWB vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average17.1x
GNTY Guaranty Bancshares
15.3x5.6%US$411.7m
FISI Financial Institutions
8.6x6.1%US$408.2m
CSTR CapStar Financial Holdings
14xn/aUS$418.4m
CARE Carter Bankshares
30.6x36.9%US$431.2m
BWB Bridgewater Bancshares
14x20.2%US$407.0m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BWB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14x) compared to the peer average (17.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does BWB's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Banks Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
FRCB First Republic Bank
0.02xn/aUS$27.98m
BKGM BankGuam Holding
1xn/aUS$18.48m
SBNY Signature Bank
0.002xn/aUS$2.18m
BCBH.F Caribbean Investment Holdings
0.00001xn/aUS$132.00
No more companies available in this PE range
BWB 14.0xIndustry Avg. 12.9xNo. of Companies75PE0612182430+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BWB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14x) compared to the US Banks industry average (12.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BWB's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

BWB PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio14x
Fair PE Ratio14.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BWB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.8x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst BWB forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$15.00
US$17.83
+18.9%
1.3%US$18.00US$17.50n/a3
Nov ’25US$14.30
US$17.83
+24.7%
1.3%US$18.00US$17.50n/a3
Oct ’25US$13.77
US$16.83
+22.2%
1.4%US$17.00US$16.50n/a3
Sep ’25US$14.42
US$16.83
+16.7%
1.4%US$17.00US$16.50n/a3
Aug ’25US$13.17
US$16.83
+27.8%
1.4%US$17.00US$16.50n/a3
Jul ’25US$11.52
US$13.67
+18.6%
3.4%US$14.00US$13.00n/a3
Apr ’25US$11.65
US$14.83
+27.3%
5.7%US$16.00US$14.00n/a3
Mar ’25US$11.75
US$15.75
+34.0%
1.6%US$16.00US$15.50n/a2
Feb ’25US$12.30
US$15.75
+28.0%
1.6%US$16.00US$15.50n/a2
Nov ’24US$9.58
US$12.75
+33.1%
13.7%US$14.50US$11.00US$14.302
Oct ’24US$9.48
US$12.67
+33.6%
13.0%US$14.50US$10.50US$13.773
Sep ’24US$10.87
US$13.00
+19.6%
9.4%US$14.50US$11.50US$14.423
Aug ’24US$10.65
US$13.00
+22.1%
9.4%US$14.50US$11.50US$13.173
Jul ’24US$9.85
US$12.83
+30.3%
11.2%US$14.50US$11.00US$11.523
Jun ’24US$9.11
US$13.17
+44.5%
11.7%US$14.50US$11.00US$11.273
May ’24US$9.60
US$13.33
+38.9%
12.7%US$15.00US$11.00US$11.163
Apr ’24US$10.84
US$15.50
+43.0%
17.3%US$19.00US$12.50US$11.653
Mar ’24US$14.63
US$18.33
+25.3%
5.1%US$19.00US$17.00US$11.753
Feb ’24US$15.23
US$18.33
+20.4%
5.1%US$19.00US$17.00US$12.303
Jan ’24US$17.74
US$21.17
+19.3%
2.9%US$22.00US$20.50US$13.523
Dec ’23US$19.10
US$21.17
+10.8%
2.9%US$22.00US$20.50US$10.993
Nov ’23US$19.27
US$21.17
+9.8%
2.9%US$22.00US$20.50US$9.583

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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