BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) Stock Rating Upgraded by Seaport Res Ptn

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) was upgraded by Seaport Res Ptn to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday,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 research firms have also recently issued reports on BWXT. Maxim Group lifted their price objective 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. Truist Financial lifted their price target on BWX Technologies from $106.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Barclays increased their price objective on BWX Technologies from $90.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Bank of America decreased their target price on BWX Technologies from $160.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $124.38.

BWX Technologies Stock Up 1.5 %

Shares of NYSE BWXT opened at $102.00 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $9.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.77, a PEG ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.67. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $105.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $114.46. BWX Technologies has a 12-month low of $86.70 and a 12-month high of $136.31. The company has a current ratio of 2.25, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 24th. The technology company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $653.16 million. As a group, equities analysts predict that BWX Technologies will post 3.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at BWX Technologies

In other news, CEO Rex D. Geveden sold 45,625 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 218,218 shares in the company, valued at $23,436,613.20. The trade was a 17.29 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Ronald Owen Whitford, Jr. sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.92, for a total transaction of $209,840.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 9,904 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,039,127.68. This represents a 16.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 53,625 shares of company stock worth $5,734,145. 0.47% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BWX Technologies

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Demars Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in BWX Technologies by 9,309.0% in the fourth quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC now owns 4,482,439 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $499,299,000 after acquiring an additional 4,434,799 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of BWX Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $69,730,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. boosted its stake 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 worth $102,069,000 after acquiring an additional 615,693 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of BWX Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $50,054,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp increased its stake in 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 valued at $156,919,000 after purchasing an additional 448,467 shares in the last quarter. 94.39% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

BWX Technologies Company Profile

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.