Compare · BW vs GFF
BW vs GFF
Side-by-side comparison of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. (BW) and Griffon Corporation (GFF): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BW and GFF operate in Building Products (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
- GFF is the larger of the two at $3.92B, about 1.6x BW ($2.44B).
- BW has been more active in the news (16 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for GFF).
- BW has more recent analyst coverage (5 ratings vs 4 for GFF).
- Company
- Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc.
- Griffon Corporation
- Price
- -
- -
- Market cap
- $2.44B
- $3.92B
- 1M return
- +10.66%
- -
- 1Y return
- +1300.85%
- -
- Industry
- Building Products
- Building Products
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 2015
- News (4w)
- 16
- 2
- Recent ratings
- 5
- 4
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Babcock & Wilcox Renewable; Babcock & Wilcox Environmental; and Babcock & Wilcox Thermal. The Babcock & Wilcox Renewable segment offers technologies for waste-to-energy and biomass energy systems, as well as black liquor systems for the pulp and paper industry. This segment provides technologies support solutions for diverting waste from landfills to use for power generation and replacing fossil fuels while recovering metals and reducing emissions. The Babcock & Wilcox Environmental segment offers a range of emissions control and environmental technology solutions for utility, waste to energy, biomass, carbon black, and industrial steam generation applications. This segment provides systems for cooling, ash handling, particulate control, nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxides removal, chemical looping for carbon control, and mercury control. The Babcock & Wilcox Thermal segment offers steam generation equipment; aftermarket parts; and construction, maintenance, and field services for plants in the power generation, oil and gas, and industrial sectors. This segment has an installed equipment for utilities and general industrial applications, including refining, petrochemical, food processing, metals, and others. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.
Griffon Corporation
Griffon Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the consumer and professional products, home and building products, and defense electronics businesses primarily in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and China. Its Consumer and Professional Products segment manufactures and markets long-handled tools and landscaping products for homeowners and professionals; wood and wire closet organization, general living storage, and wire garage storage products to home center retail chains, mass merchandisers, and direct-to builder professional installers; wheelbarrows and lawn carts; snow, striking, and hand tools; planters and lawn accessories; garden hoses; and pruners, loppers, shears, and other tools. The company's Home & Building Products segment manufactures and markets residential and commercial garage doors to professional dealers and various home center retail chains; and rolling steel door and grille products designed for commercial, industrial, institutional, and retail uses. Its Defense Electronics segment designs, develops, manufactures, and provides logistical support and lifecycle sustainment services; and intelligence, surveillance, and communications solutions to defense, aerospace, and commercial customers. Griffon Corporation sells its products under the Razor-Back, Jackson, AMES, True Temper, Garant, Harper, UnionTools, Westmix, Trojan, Cyclone, Darby, Supercraft, NeverLeak, Nylex, Hills, Southern Patio, Northcote Pottery, Tuscan Path, La Hacienda, Hills, Kelkay, Dynamic Design, Maximum Load, SuperSlide, ShelfTrack, MasterSuite, Suite Symphony, ExpressShelf, Style+, SpaceCreations, ClosetMaid, Clopay, Ideal, Holmes, and CornellCookson brand names. The company was formerly known as Instrument Systems Corporation and changed its name to Griffon Corporation in June 1992. Griffon Corporation founded in 1959 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Latest BW
- Babcock & Wilcox to Support TerraSpark's Development Efforts for 1.6 GW Coal-fired Power Plant Project in West Virginia
- General Counsel & Secretary Dziewisz John J exercised 218,334 shares at a strike of $19.18 and covered exercise/tax liability with 96,285 shares, increasing direct ownership by 41% to 416,767 units (SEC Form 4) (for tax liability)
- SEC Form S-8 filed by Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc.
- Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- SEC Form S-3ASR filed by Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc.
- SEC Form RW filed by Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc.
- SEC Form SD filed by Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc.
- SEC Form S-3 filed by Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc.
- Director Boness Naomi Louise exercised 85,000 shares at a strike of $21.22 and returned $992,035 worth of shares to the company (46,750 units at $21.22), increasing direct ownership by 37% to 142,780 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Stahl Rebecca L exercised 85,000 shares at a strike of $21.22 and returned $992,035 worth of shares to the company (46,750 units at $21.22), increasing direct ownership by 26% to 184,013 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest GFF
- Griffon Corporation Enters Agreement to Form Joint Venture for AMES Australasia
- SEC Form SD filed by Griffon Corporation
- Clopay® Introduces Switchable Glass Technology, Transforming Garage Doors into a Smart Architectural Feature
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Griffon Corporation
- Griffon Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Griffon Corporation Announces Second Quarter Results
- Griffon Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend
- Griffon Corporation Schedules Conference Call To Discuss Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
- Clopay® Wins Best of IBS™ Award at 2026 International Builders' Show
- Director Alpert Henry A bought $79,990 worth of shares (1,000 units at $79.99), increasing direct ownership by 1% to 71,479 units (SEC Form 4)