BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $205.00 According to Brokerages

BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, ten have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $205.00.

BWXT has been the topic of several analyst reports. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their target price on shares of BWX Technologies from $190.00 to $165.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 24th. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of BWX Technologies in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. They set a “buy” rating and a $181.00 price target for the company. Wall Street Zen cut BWX Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of BWX Technologies from $230.00 to $190.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 13th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of BWX Technologies from $202.00 to $182.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 6th.

BWX Technologies Stock Up 3.1%

Shares of BWX Technologies stock opened at $131.15 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a current ratio of 2.40. BWX Technologies has a 52-week low of $123.05 and a 52-week high of $241.82. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $145.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $186.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.74.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The technology company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.03. BWX Technologies had a net margin of 10.11% and a return on equity of 30.83%. The business had revenue of $901.62 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $902.41 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.02 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. BWX Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.700-4.800 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that BWX Technologies will post 4.75 EPS for the current year.

BWX Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Investors 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 yield of 0.8%. BWX Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 27.98%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other BWX Technologies news, CEO Rex D. Geveden sold 10,000 shares of BWX Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.50, for a total value of $1,725,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 192,491 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $33,204,697.50. The trade was a 4.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 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

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of BWX Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,359,895,000. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its stake in BWX Technologies by 12.2% during the first quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,391,079 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $284,462,000 after purchasing an additional 151,580 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in BWX Technologies by 8.4% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,283,997 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $262,565,000 after purchasing an additional 99,053 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in BWX Technologies by 5.5% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,005,621 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $205,639,000 after purchasing an additional 52,413 shares during the last quarter. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of BWX Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth about $183,211,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.39% of the company’s stock.

BWX Technologies Company Profile

BWX Technologies, Inc (NYSE: BWXT) is a specialty manufacturer and services provider focused on nuclear technology. The company designs and manufactures nuclear reactors, reactor components, nuclear fuel and related equipment, with a major emphasis on highly engineered systems used in naval and commercial applications.

BWXT is a key supplier to the U.S. government, supporting the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines through reactor design, component manufacturing, fuel production, maintenance and life-cycle services.