BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) Receives $228.00 Average Target Price from Brokerages

BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $228.00.

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on BWX Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $200.00 target price for the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of BWX Technologies in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Seaport Research Partners upgraded 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. BTIG Research lifted their target price on BWX Technologies from $225.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their target price on BWX Technologies from $205.00 to $212.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th.

Insider Activity at BWX Technologies

In related news, CFO Michael Thomas Fitzgerald sold 2,417 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.25, for a total transaction of $505,757.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 6,884 shares in the company, valued at $1,440,477. The trade was a 25.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Rex D. Geveden sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.81, for a total value of $2,048,100.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 202,491 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $41,472,181.71. This represents a 4.71% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Cannell & Spears LLC increased its position in BWX Technologies by 4.0% in the 1st quarter. Cannell & Spears LLC now owns 1,312 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $251,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. increased its position in BWX Technologies by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 1,263 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $218,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its position in BWX Technologies by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,448 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $942,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC increased its position in BWX Technologies by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 2,598 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $449,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its position in BWX Technologies by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 1,979 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $342,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.39% of the company’s stock.

BWX Technologies Price Performance

BWXT stock opened at $209.59 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.33, a current ratio of 2.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58. BWX Technologies has a 52-week low of $133.84 and a 52-week high of $241.82. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $206.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $201.54. The company has a market capitalization of $19.20 billion, a PE ratio of 56.04, a P/E/G ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.73.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 4th. The technology company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.20. BWX Technologies had a return on equity of 31.33% and a net margin of 10.20%.The company had revenue of $860.22 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $837.47 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.91 EPS. BWX Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.1% compared to the same quarter last year. BWX Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.600-4.750 EPS. Analysts predict that BWX Technologies will post 4.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

BWX Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were given a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 19th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. BWX Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.88%.

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.