BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, seven have assigned a buy recommendation and three have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $200.9556.

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on BWXT shares. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of BWX Technologies from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Weiss Ratings raised BWX Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. BNP Paribas began coverage on BWX Technologies in a report on Thursday. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $215.00 price target on the stock. BTIG Research boosted their price objective on BWX Technologies from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $225.00 target price on BWX Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Rex D. Geveden sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $197.90, for a total transaction of $1,979,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 187,594 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $37,124,852.60. The trade was a 5.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.47% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BWX Technologies

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Perigon Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of BWX Technologies by 8.6% in the fourth quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,369 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $237,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Tema Etfs LLC grew its holdings in BWX Technologies by 46.1% during the fourth quarter. Tema Etfs LLC now owns 37,583 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $6,496,000 after buying an additional 11,859 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in BWX Technologies by 102.4% during the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 8,896 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,538,000 after buying an additional 4,500 shares in the last quarter. Kieckhefer Group LLC raised its position in BWX Technologies by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. Kieckhefer Group LLC now owns 39,218 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $6,778,000 after buying an additional 2,323 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Yarbrough Capital LLC bought a new position in BWX Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $289,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.39% of the company’s stock.

BWX Technologies Trading Up 2.2%

NYSE BWXT opened at $217.85 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.42, a P/E/G ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $183.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $177.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.62. BWX Technologies has a one year low of $84.21 and a one year high of $220.57.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The technology company reported $1.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $866.29 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $795.48 million. BWX Technologies had a return on equity of 30.70% and a net margin of 10.04%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 28.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.83 EPS. BWX Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.750-3.800 EPS. Research analysts expect that BWX Technologies will post 3.23 earnings per share for the current year.

BWX Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 19th. BWX Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.03%.

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.