What is BWEN's options positioning and volatility profile?

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$2.81 -3.44% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $2.79

Broadwind Inc. (BWEN) carries a Roarable Rating of D (Sell) with 46/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

ROARABLE D • SELL / AVOID Cap $68.8M

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As of 2026-11-03, Broadwind Inc. (NASDAQ: BWEN) is rated D (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 46/100 at a spot price of $2.81 (-3.44% 1D, market cap $68.8M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 7/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 3/20, SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 13/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 11/20, and Executive Insider Alignment 12/20. Across 132 tracked Communication Services issuers, BWEN ranks #71 in composite RQD confidence.

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Within the Communication Services sector (Metal Fabrications), BWEN carries a Roarable D (46/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 14.3x, gross margin of —, and ROIC of 9.7%. By comparison, HUHU (HUHUTECH International Group Inc.) holds a D- grade (43/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -35.0%, cap $10.8M) and MATW (Matthews International Corporation (Class A)) posts a E grade (30/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC 5.7%, cap $601.8M). Among the 5-stock peer group, BWEN leads on earnings multiple (14.3x) while DPC leads on capital efficiency (38.5% ROIC).

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Per BWEN's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0001120370), Broadwind Inc. generated $24.2M in revenue (+104.8% YoY), $5.2M in net income, and -$19.0M in free cash flow against $116.8M in total assets and $4.3M in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Communication Services with deep daily trading liquidity. Primary risk factors monitored: Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $2.79 (-0.81%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-1.24% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 7/20 (D-) • 0% FCF Margin

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D- · Rk C-

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE-5.3% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for BWEN)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±12.1%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (46/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY BWEN SCORES 46/100 (D) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+13/20 pts (28% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.80 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 4/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution+12/20 pts (26% of score)

SEC Form 4 / 13F Thermometer: 60% Net Buy • Cannibal Buyback (-1.24% YoY Shares)

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Whale & Options Positioning4/20 pts (-16 pt drag)

Put hedging (50% put share) caps near-term gamma upside (-16 pts vs max)

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade C-$3.86-18.7% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade C-$3.14-2.2% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade D$3.07-8.5% Next Q

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Grade D$2.81-6.1% Hist 90D α

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While BWEN currently carries a cautious 46/100 (D) rating due to Whale & Options Positioning (4/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Established market leader in Communication Services with deep daily trading liquidity.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2

Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($3.86) and Max Pain ($2.95) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $5.99.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #3

Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Cannibal Buyback (-1.24% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

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CALL VS. PUT WHALE SHARE

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Put/Call Ratio: — (No Active Options Snapshot)

MAX-PAIN EXPIRATION MAGNET

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HISTORICAL 20D VOLATILITY SWING

±12.1%

Derived from 20D OHLCV bars (No Active Options Snapshot)

Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (BWEN)

— (No Active Options Snapshot) — No unusual CBOE strike concentration anomalies recorded in the current database snapshot for BWEN.

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BWEN // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +10.63%🛡️ HOLDING TREND SUPPORT

2026-11-03O $3.17H $3.17L $2.81C $2.81VOL 364.7K

RES: $6.18SUP: $2.76SMA50: $3.86SMA200: $3.51

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Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle

6.2%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +104.8% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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1. Head-to-Head Communication Services Peer Comparison (BWEN vs. HUHU, MATW, DPC, AIOS)

Industry: Metal Fabrications (47 Tracked Issuers)

Across 132 tracked Communication Services securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Broadwind Inc. (BWEN) ranks #71 by composite RQD confidence (46/100, grade D) and #99 by equity capitalization ($68.8M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, BWEN leads on earnings valuation at 14.3x trailing P/E, while DPC leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 38.5% ROIC and — gross margin. DPC currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 49/100 (D) compared with BWEN at 46/100 (D).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
BWEN ACTIVE Broadwind Inc.	D	46/100	14.3x	—	9.7%	-3.44%	$68.8M	Benchmark Subject
HUHU HUHUTECH International Group Inc.	D-	43/100	—	33.1%	-35.0%	-9.01%	$10.8M	/huhu-vs-bwen →
MATW Matthews International Corporation (Class A)	E	30/100	—	33.9%	5.7%	+3.22%	$601.8M	/matw-vs-bwen →
DPC DPC Holdings PLC	D	49/100	32.8x	—	38.5%	+5.73%	$4.09B	/dpc-vs-bwen →
AIOS AIOS Tech Inc. (Class A)	D-	42/100	—	72.0%	29.9%	+4.43%	$74.5M	/aios-vs-bwen →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0001120370 ↗

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), Broadwind Inc. (BWEN) reported GAAP revenue of $24.2M (+104.8% vs. FY2024 revenue of $11.8M , and -22.3% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $5.2M, operating cash flow of -$15.4M, and free cash flow of -$19.0M (-286.6% YoY). On the balance sheet, BWEN closed FY2025 with $116.8M in total assets against $4.3M in total debt (Altman Z-Score: N/A, Piotroski F-Score: 4/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-12-31	$24.2M	$5.2M	-$15.4M	-$19.0M	$116.8M	$4.3M
FY2024 (FY)	2024-12-31	$11.8M	$1.2M	$13.8M	$10.2M	$128.3M	$7.7M
FY2023 (FY)	2023-12-31	$31.2M	$7.6M	-$6.9M	-$6.9M	—	—

3. BWEN Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is BWEN stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

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Where is BWEN trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

BWEN last traded at $2.81 (-3.44% on volume of 166,851 shares), positioning the stock -27.20% below its 50-day simple moving average ($3.86) and -19.94% below its 200-day simple moving average ($3.51). Across its 52-week range of $1.90 to $5.70, BWEN sits at the 23.9% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 35.7 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±12.1% ($2.47 to $3.15).

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BWEN — Broadwind Inc.: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

Methodology: RQD v6.2 Deterministic 5-Pillar & SEC XBRL Audit

Updated: 2025-12-31

1. Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

Broadwind Inc. (BWEN) earns a live Roarable RQD composite score of 46/100, corresponding to a D letter grade (Roarable Sell) at a spot price of $2.81 (-3.44% 1D, market capitalization $68.8M).

Fundamental Cash Engine (7/20): Anchored by return on invested capital (ROIC) of 9.7%, gross margin of —, operating margin of —, and free cash flow yield of —.
Whale 13F & Options Flow (3/20) + Insider Conviction (12/20): Tracks institutional 13F accumulation, CBOE options call/put positioning, and SEC Form 4 / Congressional PTR filings.
Macro Regime Fit (11/20) + Forensic Balance Sheet (13/20): Incorporates a 1.00x equity beta, Altman Z-Score of N/A, Piotroski F-Score of 4/9, and Debt/Equity of 0.07x.

2. Business Model, Unit Margins & SEC Financial Trajectory

Broadwind Inc. (BWEN) is a NASDAQ-listed issuer. It is classified in the Communication Services sector and the Metal Fabrications industry, with a market capitalization of $0.1B.

In its latest audited SEC EDGAR 10-K filing for FY2025 (filed 2025-12-31), Broadwind Inc. (BWEN) reported $24.2M in annual revenue (up from $11.8M in FY2024, +104.8% YoY) and $5.2M in GAAP net income. Over the multi-year SEC filing window from FY2023 ($31.2M revenue, $7.6M net income) through FY2025, BWEN scaled operating cash flow to -$15.4M and free cash flow to -$19.0M, backed by $116.8M in total assets against $4.3M in total debt.

3. Institutional Bull vs. Bear Thesis & Valuation Tradeoff

🐂 Primary Bull Case (D • RQD 46/100): Established market leader in Communication Services with deep daily trading liquidity. Free cash flow yield of — and institutional whale pillar of 3/20. With Fundamental Cash Engine at 7/20 and Institutional Whale Flow at 3/20, sustained execution supports upside toward the upper end of the $1.90 – $5.70 52-week range.
🐻 Primary Bear Case & Valuation Risk: Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run. Investors must weigh 14.3x trailing P/E and 6.7x EV/EBITDA against — operating margins and a 1.00x macro beta.

4. 2nd-Order Butterfly Ripples & Key Questions to Watch

Second-order bottlenecks cannot be identified from the provided data. A prospective investor should note that the graph's absence of linkages means no supply-chain dependency analysis is supported by this dossier.

Key Question #1: Can BWEN sustain or expand its — operating margin and 9.7% ROIC against Metal Fabrications peers over the next 4 quarters?
Key Question #2: Following FY2025 revenue of $24.2M and free cash flow of -$19.0M, how will capital allocation balance growth reinvestment against $4.3M in total debt?
Key Question #3: How sensitive is BWEN's 13.3x forward P/E multiple to Communication Services capital spending cycles and macro interest-rate shifts (Beta 1.00x)?

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Low leverage (Debt/Equity 0.07) and a P/E (TTM) of 14.3 provide a balance-sheet and valuation cushion for a sub-$4 stock.

The street is overcomplicating Broadwind Inc. (BWEN). Low leverage (Debt/Equity 0.07) and a P/E (TTM) of 14.3 provide a balance-sheet and valuation cushion for a sub-$4 stock.. With an RQD score of 46/100 (D) and Forensic Balance Sheet at 13/20, any positive earnings surprise or guidance raise forces underweight funds to chase above $3.14.

CapAlloc_Nerd 🐂 BULL

@MacroHawk_NYC Agree on the RQD 46/100 quality, though with 1.0 beta I'm scaling in with half-size at $2.91 and keeping dry powder in case we test $2.71.

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Spot @ $2.91

A 0% FCF yield and a Whale 13F Flow pillar score of 4/20 signal weak cash generation and minimal institutional conviction.

Sitting on the sidelines or leaning short BWEN above $2.91. A 0% FCF yield and a Whale 13F Flow pillar score of 4/20 signal weak cash generation and minimal institutional conviction.. Until Fundamental Cash Engine (7/20) and FCF yield (0.0%) inflect higher, upside is capped near $5.70.