Beirne Wealth Consulting Services LLC Acquires Shares of 2,652 BWX Technologies, Inc. $BWXT

Beirne Wealth Consulting Services LLC bought a new stake in BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 2,652 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $489,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in BWXT. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its stake in BWX Technologies by 250.0% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 175 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of BWX Technologies by 861.9% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 202 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the period. WFA of San Diego LLC purchased a new stake in shares of BWX Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Global Trust Asset Management LLC bought a new position in BWX Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Quent Capital LLC bought a new position in BWX Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $43,000. 94.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on BWXT shares. Zacks Research upgraded BWX Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Bank of America increased their price objective on BWX Technologies from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. CJS Securities upgraded BWX Technologies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Northland Securities set a $225.00 price target on BWX Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of BWX Technologies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $199.20.

BWX Technologies Stock Up 1.7%

BWXT stock opened at $200.31 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $193.08 and its 200 day moving average is $185.57. The stock has a market cap of $18.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. BWX Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $84.21 and a 1-year high of $220.57.

Insider Activity

In other BWX Technologies news, CEO Rex D. Geveden sold 10,000 shares of BWX Technologies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.26, for a total transaction of $2,032,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 177,594 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,097,756.44. The trade was a 5.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

BWX Technologies 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.