BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) Receives $224.20 Consensus Price Target from Brokerages

BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, nine have given a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $220.2727.

Several research firms have issued reports on BWXT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on shares of BWX Technologies in a research report on Monday, July 27th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $230.00 price target on the stock. Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of BWX Technologies from $212.00 to $202.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on BWX Technologies in a research report on Thursday. They set a “buy” rating and a $181.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered BWX Technologies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised BWX Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $205.00 to $255.00 in a report on Friday, May 15th.

BWX Technologies Stock Down 1.5%

BWXT opened at $157.81 on Wednesday. BWX Technologies has a 1-year low of $147.74 and a 1-year high of $241.82. The company has a current ratio of 2.40, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.88, a P/E/G ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 0.75. The business has a 50 day moving average of $171.01 and a 200-day moving average of $194.32.

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

BWX Technologies Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity at BWX Technologies

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BWX Technologies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cannell & Spears LLC lifted its holdings in shares of BWX Technologies by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. Cannell & Spears LLC now owns 1,312 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $251,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Wedbush Securities Inc. increased its stake in BWX Technologies by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 1,263 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $218,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in BWX Technologies by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,448 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $942,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. Guggenheim Capital LLC raised its position in BWX Technologies by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 2,598 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $449,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC raised its position in BWX Technologies by 2.4% in the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 2,847 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $582,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.39% of the company’s stock.

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.