BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) Upgraded at Seaport Res Ptn

Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) to a strong-buy rating in a report published on Tuesday morning,Zacks.com reports. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for BWX Technologies’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.99 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.48 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.04 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on BWXT. Barclays upped their target price on BWX Technologies from $90.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of BWX Technologies from $160.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Maxim Group lifted their target price on shares of BWX Technologies from $138.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price objective on BWX Technologies from $106.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $124.38.

BWX Technologies Stock Performance

BWX Technologies stock opened at $100.54 on Tuesday. BWX Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $86.70 and a fifty-two week high of $136.31. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $106.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $114.55. The stock has a market cap of $9.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a current ratio of 2.25.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The technology company reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.12. BWX Technologies had a return on equity of 31.95% and a net margin of 10.32%. The business had revenue of $746.27 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $653.16 million. On average, equities research analysts expect that BWX Technologies will post 3.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

BWX Technologies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 11th. This is a boost from BWX Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.99%. BWX Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.57%.

Insider Buying and Selling at BWX Technologies

In other news, CEO Rex D. Geveden sold 45,625 shares of BWX Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.40, for a total transaction of $4,900,125.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 218,218 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,436,613.20. The trade was a 17.29 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Robert L. Duffy sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.03, for a total transaction of $624,180.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 3,206 shares in the company, valued at $333,520.18. This represents a 65.17 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 53,625 shares of company stock valued at $5,734,145 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of BWX Technologies

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Demars Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of BWX Technologies by 9,309.0% in the 4th quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC now owns 4,482,439 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $499,299,000 after purchasing an additional 4,434,799 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in BWX Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at $69,730,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of BWX Technologies by 204.8% during the 4th quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 916,323 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $102,069,000 after buying an additional 615,693 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of BWX Technologies in the 4th quarter worth about $50,054,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp grew its position in shares of BWX Technologies by 46.7% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,408,736 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $156,919,000 after buying an additional 448,467 shares during the period. 94.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About BWX Technologies

BWX Technologies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells nuclear components in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Government Operations and Commercial Operations. The Government Operations segment designs and manufactures naval nuclear components, reactors, and nuclear fuel; fabrication activities; and supplies proprietary and sole-source valves, manifolds, and fittings to naval and commercial shipping customers.