Brokers Issue Forecasts for BWXT Q1 Earnings

BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for BWX Technologies in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 1st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Campbell anticipates that the technology company will earn $0.60 per share for the quarter. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for BWX Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $3.23 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for BWX Technologies’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Truist Financial raised their target price on BWX Technologies from $106.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Maxim Group lifted their target price on BWX Technologies from $138.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of BWX Technologies from $160.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of BWX Technologies from $90.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, BWX Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $124.38.

BWX Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE BWXT opened at $102.00 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $105.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is $114.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.77, a P/E/G ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a current ratio of 2.25, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15. BWX Technologies has a 1 year low of $86.70 and a 1 year high of $136.31.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The technology company reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.12. BWX Technologies had a return on equity of 31.95% and a net margin of 10.32%. The company had revenue of $746.27 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $653.16 million.

BWX Technologies Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This is an increase from BWX Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.98%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 11th. BWX Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 32.57%.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Ronald Owen Whitford, Jr. sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.92, for a total transaction of $209,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 9,904 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,039,127.68. This represents a 16.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Rex D. Geveden sold 45,625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.40, for a total transaction of $4,900,125.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 218,218 shares in the company, valued at $23,436,613.20. This represents a 17.29 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 53,625 shares of company stock worth $5,734,145. 0.47% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BWX Technologies

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BWXT. Narwhal Capital Management grew its stake in shares of BWX Technologies by 33.4% in the fourth quarter. Narwhal Capital Management now owns 20,979 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,337,000 after purchasing an additional 5,250 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of BWX Technologies by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,682,563 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $182,938,000 after buying an additional 26,130 shares during the last quarter. Cadinha & Co. LLC increased its stake in shares of BWX Technologies by 469.2% during the fourth quarter. Cadinha & Co. LLC now owns 64,341 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $7,167,000 after buying an additional 53,038 shares during the period. Cooper Financial Group bought a new position in shares of BWX Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $737,000. Finally, Strategic Planning Group LLC purchased a new stake in BWX Technologies in the fourth quarter worth $3,005,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.39% of the company’s stock.

BWX Technologies Company Profile

BWX Technologies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells nuclear components in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Government Operations and Commercial Operations. The Government Operations segment designs and manufactures naval nuclear components, reactors, and nuclear fuel; fabrication activities; and supplies proprietary and sole-source valves, manifolds, and fittings to naval and commercial shipping customers.