Brokers Offer Predictions for BWB Q3 Earnings

Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWB) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Bridgewater Bancshares in a research report issued on Friday, July 25th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.39 for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $20.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Bridgewater Bancshares’ current full-year earnings is $1.38 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Bridgewater Bancshares’ FY2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS.

Bridgewater Bancshares (NASDAQ:BWB) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.02. Bridgewater Bancshares had a net margin of 14.03% and a return on equity of 9.83%. The business had revenue of $35.61 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $32.03 million.

Separately, Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of Bridgewater Bancshares from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday.

Bridgewater Bancshares Trading Down 2.7%

BWB stock opened at $16.06 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $15.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $14.63. Bridgewater Bancshares has a one year low of $11.93 and a one year high of $17.66. The stock has a market cap of $440.69 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.16 and a beta of 0.54.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bridgewater Bancshares

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. CWM LLC raised its stake in Bridgewater Bancshares by 182.1% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 1,590 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in Bridgewater Bancshares by 266.2% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 2,441 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in Bridgewater Bancshares by 27.8% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 11,667 shares of the company’s stock valued at $158,000 after purchasing an additional 2,540 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new position in Bridgewater Bancshares in the fourth quarter valued at about $171,000. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Bridgewater Bancshares in the first quarter valued at about $178,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.83% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Thomas P. Trutna sold 2,200 shares of Bridgewater Bancshares stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.78, for a total transaction of $34,716.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 100,031 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,578,489.18. This trade represents a 2.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, COO Lisa M. Salazar sold 3,737 shares of Bridgewater Bancshares stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.40, for a total value of $53,812.80. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 32,335 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $465,624. This represents a 10.36% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 23.27% of the company’s stock.

Bridgewater Bancshares Company Profile

Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Bridgewater Bank that provides banking products and services to commercial real estate investors, entrepreneurs, business clients, and individuals in the United States. The company provides savings and money market accounts, demand deposits, time and brokered deposits, and interest and noninterest bearing transaction, as well as certificates of deposit.