CW Advisors LLC Has $856,000 Holdings in BWX Technologies, Inc. $BWXT

CW Advisors LLC increased its holdings in BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) by 169.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,940 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,736 shares during the period. CW Advisors LLC’s holdings in BWX Technologies were worth $856,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its stake in shares of BWX Technologies by 250.0% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 175 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in BWX Technologies by 861.9% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 202 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the period. Stone House Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in BWX Technologies during the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Compass Financial Services Inc bought a new position in shares of BWX Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI lifted its stake in shares of BWX Technologies by 369.7% in the first quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 559 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 440 shares during the last quarter. 94.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other BWX Technologies news, CEO Rex D. Geveden sold 10,000 shares of BWX Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $197.90, for a total transaction of $1,979,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 187,594 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,124,852.60. The trade was a 5.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.47% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

BWX Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE BWXT opened at $178.54 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $191.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $166.21. The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.62, a PEG ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.86. BWX Technologies, Inc. has a one year low of $84.21 and a one year high of $218.50.

BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The technology company reported $1.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $866.29 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $795.48 million. BWX Technologies had a net margin of 10.04% and a return on equity of 30.70%. The business’s revenue was up 28.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.83 earnings per share. BWX Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.750-3.800 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that BWX Technologies, Inc. will post 3.23 EPS for the current year.

BWX Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 19th. BWX Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 30.03%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on BWXT shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of BWX Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Northland Capmk upgraded BWX Technologies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. Northland Securities set a $225.00 price objective on BWX Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $180.00 target price on BWX Technologies and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on BWX Technologies from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $184.83.

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.