BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) Hits New 12-Month High on Analyst Upgrade

BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Thursday after BNP Paribas upgraded the stock to a hold rating. The company traded as high as $218.89 and last traded at $217.5640, with a volume of 1002108 shares. The stock had previously closed at $204.08.

Several other research firms also recently commented on BWXT. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on BWX Technologies in a research note on Thursday. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $215.00 price objective for the company. Truist Financial set a $205.00 target price on shares of BWX Technologies in a report on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of BWX Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday. CJS Securities raised shares of BWX Technologies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $225.00 price objective on shares of BWX Technologies in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, BWX Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $200.96.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Institutional Trading of BWX Technologies

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in BWX Technologies by 1.2% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,880 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $847,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of BWX Technologies by 17.9% during the second quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 460 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. JT Stratford LLC increased its holdings in BWX Technologies by 2.5% in the second quarter. JT Stratford LLC now owns 2,927 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $422,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of BWX Technologies by 10.1% during the 4th quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 783 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $135,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of BWX Technologies by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 8,884 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,536,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.39% of the company’s stock.

BWX Technologies Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $182.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $176.05. The company has a market cap of $19.92 billion, a PE ratio of 65.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 0.86.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) last announced its 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. BWX Technologies had a net margin of 10.04% and a return on equity of 30.70%. The business had revenue of $866.29 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $795.48 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.83 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 28.9% compared to the same quarter last year. BWX Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.750-3.800 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that BWX Technologies, Inc. will post 3.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

BWX Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 19th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. BWX Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.