Anchor Capital Advisors LLC Trims Stake in BWX Technologies, Inc. $BWXT

Anchor Capital Advisors LLC reduced its position in shares of BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) by 2.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 194,534 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 5,117 shares during the period. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in BWX Technologies were worth $33,623,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in BWX Technologies by 1.0% during 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 period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its position in BWX Technologies by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 1,979 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $342,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in BWX Technologies by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,880 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $847,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in BWX Technologies by 10.1% during the 4th quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 783 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $135,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Moors & Cabot Inc. boosted its position in BWX Technologies by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 2,040 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $353,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. 94.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

BWX Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of BWXT opened at $186.95 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $212.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $199.56. BWX Technologies, Inc. has a one year low of $126.91 and a one year high of $241.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a current ratio of 2.40. The stock has a market cap of $17.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.99, a P/E/G ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 0.73.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The technology company reported $1.12 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $837.47 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.91 EPS. The firm’s revenue 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. As a group, research analysts predict that BWX Technologies, Inc. will post 4.71 EPS for the current year.

BWX Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 19th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. BWX Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.88%.

Insider Transactions at BWX Technologies

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on BWXT shares. Wall Street Zen raised BWX Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised BWX Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $205.00 to $255.00 in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of BWX Technologies in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. TD Securities initiated coverage on BWX Technologies in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $230.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Bank of America raised their price objective on BWX Technologies from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $228.00.

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.