BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) Receives $228.00 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $228.00.

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on BWX Technologies from $205.00 to $212.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of BWX Technologies in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Seaport Research Partners upgraded BWX Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $245.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised BWX Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $205.00 to $255.00 in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded BWX Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Rex D. Geveden sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.81, for a total value of $2,048,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 202,491 shares in the company, valued at $41,472,181.71. This represents a 4.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at 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 the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.25, for a total transaction of $505,757.25. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 6,884 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,440,477. This trade represents a 25.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BWXT. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of BWX Technologies by 60.1% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,549,150 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $469,987,000 after purchasing an additional 956,770 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. purchased a new stake in BWX Technologies during the third quarter worth about $163,969,000. Select Equity Group L.P. purchased a new stake in BWX Technologies during the second quarter worth about $68,902,000. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC grew its position in BWX Technologies by 1,353.1% during the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 363,757 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $52,403,000 after buying an additional 338,723 shares during the period. Finally, Orbis Allan Gray Ltd acquired a new position in BWX Technologies during the second quarter worth about $42,504,000. 94.39% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

BWX Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BWXT opened at $171.52 on Tuesday. 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 firm has a fifty day moving average of $194.86 and a 200 day moving average of $202.81. The firm has a market cap of $15.71 billion, a PE ratio of 45.86, a PEG ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.74. BWX Technologies has a one year low of $136.18 and a one year high of $241.82.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 4th. The technology company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.20. BWX Technologies had a net margin of 10.20% and a return on equity of 31.33%. The business had revenue of $860.22 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $837.47 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share. The company’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 will post 4.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

BWX Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were paid a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 19th. BWX Technologies’s payout ratio is 28.88%.

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.