BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) Receives $224.20 Average PT from Brokerages

Shares of BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $220.2727.

BWXT has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised BWX Technologies from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $200.00 to $170.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of BWX Technologies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Zacks Research cut shares of BWX Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of BWX Technologies in a report on Thursday. They set a “buy” rating and a $181.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Seaport Research Partners upgraded shares of BWX Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $245.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, June 22nd.

BWX Technologies Trading Up 0.1%

BWX Technologies stock opened at $157.81 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a current ratio of 2.40. BWX Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $147.74 and a fifty-two week high of $241.82. The stock has a market cap of $14.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.88, a PEG ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 0.75. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $171.01 and its 200-day moving average price is $194.28.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The technology company reported $1.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.03. BWX Technologies had a return on equity of 30.83% and a net margin of 10.11%.The company had revenue of $901.62 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $902.41 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.02 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. BWX Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.700-4.800 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that BWX Technologies will post 4.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

BWX Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 18th were issued a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 18th. BWX Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.98%.

Insider Activity at BWX Technologies

In related news, CEO Rex D. Geveden sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $172.50, for a total transaction of $1,725,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 192,491 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $33,204,697.50. This trade represents a 4.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its holdings in shares of BWX Technologies by 14.3% in the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 800 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $156,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP grew its holdings in BWX Technologies by 19.2% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 12,916 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,514,000 after acquiring an additional 2,083 shares during the last quarter. Amundi purchased a new position in BWX Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at about $375,000. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of BWX Technologies by 8.3% during the second quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 19,678 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,830,000 after buying an additional 1,506 shares during the period. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al bought a new position in BWX Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth $4,792,000. 94.39% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

BWX Technologies Company Profile

BWX Technologies, Inc (NYSE: BWXT) is a specialized supplier of nuclear components and services, primarily serving the U.S. government and commercial markets. The company’s core expertise lies in the design, fabrication and servicing of nuclear propulsion systems for the U.S. Navy, where it supports the maintenance and overhaul of naval nuclear reactors. In addition to defense applications, BWXT develops small modular reactors (SMRs), nuclear fuel and related technologies for non‐defense power generation, offering scalable solutions to meet evolving energy and industrial demands.

Beyond propulsion and power systems, BWXT is a leading producer of medical radioisotopes used in diagnostic imaging and cancer treatment.