Seaport Res Ptn Upgrades BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) to Strong-Buy

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) was upgraded by equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn to a “strong-buy” rating in a report 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.

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

BWX Technologies Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of BWX Technologies stock opened at $102.00 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 2.25 and a quick ratio of 2.25. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $105.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $114.46. The company has a market capitalization of $9.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.77, a P/E/G ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.67. BWX Technologies has a 1 year low of $86.70 and a 1 year high of $136.31.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 24th. The technology company reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $746.27 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $653.16 million. Sell-side analysts anticipate that BWX Technologies will post 3.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at BWX Technologies

In other news, SVP Robert L. Duffy sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.03, for a total value of $624,180.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 3,206 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $333,520.18. This trade represents a 65.17 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Ronald Owen Whitford, Jr. sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.92, for a total transaction of $209,840.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 9,904 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,039,127.68. This trade represents a 16.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 53,625 shares of company stock valued at $5,734,145. Company insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Quarry LP boosted its position in shares of BWX Technologies by 93.6% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 271 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 131 shares during the period. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC purchased a new position in BWX Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in BWX Technologies by 45.0% in the fourth quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 290 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of BWX Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of BWX Technologies by 40.4% during the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 316 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. 94.39% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.